Filed Date: 1960
Closed Date: July 20, 1966
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In these federal criminal cases, a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) member, as well as four Black civil rights demonstrators, were charged and convicted of perjury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. On appeal, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held, in an opinion by Judge Richard Rives, that the Middle District's jury commissioner violated the Civil Rights Act of 1957 when he selected a jury that did not include any Black members. 366 F.2d 34. The Court of Appeals reversed the defendants' convictions and ordered that the indictments against them be dismissed, ending their criminal cases.
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Jonah Hudson-Erdman (11/18/2021)
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Filing Date: 1960
Closing Date: July 20, 1966
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Several defendants charged with civil rights movement related crimes in federal court and convicted by an all-white jury.
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
United States (Macon, Macon), Federal
Case Details
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 66-21256
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 0:66-21345
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