Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U.S. 199 (1960)

Thompson v. City of Louisville


No. 59


Argued January 11-12, 1960
Decided March 21, 1960
362 U.S. 199

CERTIORARI TO THE POLICE COURT OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Syllabus

On the record in this case, petitioner’s conviction in a City Police Court for the two offenses of "loitering" and "disorderly conduct" was so totally devoid of evidentiary support as to be invalid under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 199-206.

Reversed.