Abernathy v. State of Alabama 8212
| Citation | 14 L.Ed.2d 151,85 S.Ct. 1101,380 U.S. 447 |
| Decision Date | 01 October 1964 |
| Docket Number | No. 9,9 |
| Parties | Ralph D. ABERNATHY et al., petitioners, v. STATE OF ALABAMA. — |
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
Louis H. Pollak, New York City, for petitioners.
Leslie Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., for respondent.
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Alabama.
The judgments are reversed. Boynton v. Com. of Virginia, 364 U.S. 454, 81 S.Ct. 182, 5 L.Ed.2d 206.
Mr. Justice BLACK and Mr. Justice WHITE took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
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