Supreme Court of the United States, 1964

Hamilton v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 30, 1964 · Black, Murchison, Oliver, Louisville, Offutt, Clark, Harlan, White

376 U.S. 650; 84 S. Ct. 982; 11 L. Ed. 2d 979; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1544 (United States Reports)

Opinion

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.

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