Hollins v. Oklahoma, 295 U.S. 394 (1935)

Name: Hollins v. Oklahoma, 295 U.S. 394 (1935) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Hollins v. Oklahoma

No. 686

Argued April 29, 30, 1935
Decided May 13, 1935
295 U.S. 394

CERTIORARI TO THE CRIMINAL COURT

OF APPEALS OF OKLAHOMA

Syllabus

The evidence in this case shows that the petitioner, a negro, is entitled under the Fourteenth Amendment to a new trial because of the exclusion of negroes from jury service solely on account of their race or color.

56 Okla.Cr. 275, 284, 38 P.2d 36, reversed.

Certiorari, 294 U.S. 704, to review the affirmance of a conviction upon a charge of rape.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hollins v. Oklahoma, 295 U.S. 394 (1935) in 295 U.S. 394 Joint_295 U.S. 395. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LE23SUQHVP7KQBA.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hollins v. Oklahoma, 295 U.S. 394 (1935). cited in 1935, 295 U.S. 394, pp.Joint_295 U.S. 395. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LE23SUQHVP7KQBA.

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