Supreme Court· 3/30/1964

Hamilton v. Alabama

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376 U.S. 650
84 S. Ct. 982
11 L. Ed. 2d 979
1964 U.S. LEXIS 1544

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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
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
discrimination by prosecutor in addressing a black witness by her first name
discrimination by prosecutor in addressing a black witness by her first name
conviction reversed when black defendant was racially demeaned on cross-examination
conviction reversed when black defendant was racially demeaned on cross-examination

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Judges: Black, Murchison, Oliver, Louisville, Offutt, Clark, Harlan, White

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