Hamilton v. Alabama

Hamilton v. Alabama, 376 U.S. 650 (1964)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: March 30, 1964
Docket: No. 793
Judges: Black, Murchison, Oliver, Louisville, Offutt, Clark, Harlan, White
Citations: 376 U.S. 65084 S. Ct. 98211 L. Ed. 2d 9791964 U.S. LEXIS 1544

Cited by 22 8 descriptions by later courts

Opinion — Per Curiam

Per Curiam.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed.

Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U. S. 61 .

Mr. Justice Black concurs in reversal of the judgment of contempt for reasons discussed in In re Murchison, 349 U. S. 133 , In re Oliver, 333 U. S. 257 , and Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U. S. 199 . Cf.

Offutt v. United States, 348 U. S. 11 .

Mr. Justice Clark, Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White are of the opinion that certiorari should be denied.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 8 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(summary, per curiam decision reversing a judgment of contempt where it was based on discrimination by the prosecutor in addressing an African American witness only by her first name)

State v. Monday, 257 P.3d 551 (Wash. 2011)
(discrimination by prosecutor in addressing a black witness by her first name)

United States ex rel. James C. Haynes v. McKendrick, 481 F.2d 152 (2d Cir. 1973)
(conviction reversed when black defendant was racially demeaned on cross-examination)

McCleskey v. Kemp, 753 F.2d 877 (11th Cir. 1985)
(discrimination by state attorney in addressing Negro witnesses)

United States ex rel. Haynes v. McKendrick, 350 F. Supp. 990 (S.D.N.Y. 1972)

Cited by 22 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Bobb v. Municipal Court143 Cal. App. 3d 860 (1983)
Johnson ex rel. Johnson v. Hackett284 F. Supp. 933 (E.D. Pa. 1968)
United States ex rel. Haynes v. McKendrick350 F. Supp. 990 (S.D.N.Y. 1972)
Williams v. Bramer180 F.3d 699 (5th Cir. 1999)
State v. Monday257 P.3d 551 (Wash. 2011)
State v. Monday171 Wash. 2d 667 (2011) · Concurrence

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State v. Monday257 P.3d 551 (Wash. 2011)
State v. Monday171 Wash. 2d 667 (2011) · Concurrence
Williams v. Bramer180 F.3d 699 (5th Cir. 1999)
United States v. Jones978 F. Supp. 1459 (N.D. Ala. 1997)
State v. Bright916 P.2d 922 (Wash. 1996)
State v. Bright129 Wash. 2d 257 (1996)

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Authorities cited 5

Depth	Case	Cited by
	In re Murchison., 349 U.S. 133 (1955)	1,882
	In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257 (1948)	1,631
	Offutt v. United States, 348 U.S. 11 (1954)	771
	Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U.S. 199 (1960)	594
	Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963)	66

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