Powell v. Alabama
Significance, "victims Of `capitalist Justice'", "you Can't Mix Politics With Law", "no More Picture Snappin' Around Here"
Petitioners
Ozie Powell, et al.
Respondent
State of Alabama
Petitioners' Claim
That the group had been denied due process when they were convicted of rape.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
Walter H. Pollak
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Thomas E. Knight, Jr.
Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Charles Evans Hughes, Owen Josephus Roberts, Harlan Fiske Stone, George Sutherland (writing for the Court), Willis Van Devanter
Justices Dissenting
Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
7 November 1932
Decision
That the petitioners' rights to due process had been violated.
Related Cases
- Norris v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 487 (1935).
- Patterson v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 600 (1935).
- Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963).
- Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
- Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972).
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing, 1998.
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