State of Louisiana v. Lester Newton

Fifth Circuit

State of Louisiana v. Lester Newton

343 F.2d 161

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedApril 15, 1965

Docket21675

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State of Louisiana v. Lester Newton, 343 F.2d 161 (5th Cir. 1965).

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PER CURIAM:

The district judge, upon a full and able opinion, 1 found that Negroes were systematically excluded from the Grand Jury which indicted Newton, and declared his conviction unconstitutional, void and of no effect. We are in full agreement with the opinion and decision of the district court and its judgment is therefore

Affirmed.

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. Reported in 224 F.Supp. 330. See also the following later decisions: Coleman v. State of Alabama, 1964, 377 U.S. 129, 84 S.Ct. 1152, 12 L.Ed.2d 190; Whitus v. Balkcom, 5 Cir. 1964, 333 F.2d 496; Cobb v. Balkcom, 5 Cir. 1964, 339 F. 2d 95.

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PER CURIAM:

The district judge, upon a full and able opinion, 1 found that Negroes were systematically excluded from the Grand Jury which indicted Newton, and declared his conviction unconstitutional, void and of no effect. We are in full agreement with the opinion and decision of the district court and its judgment is therefore

Affirmed.

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. Reported in 224 F.Supp. 330. See also the following later decisions: Coleman v. State of Alabama, 1964, 377 U.S. 129, 84 S.Ct. 1152, 12 L.Ed.2d 190; Whitus v. Balkcom, 5 Cir. 1964, 333 F.2d 496; Cobb v. Balkcom, 5 Cir. 1964, 339 F. 2d 95.

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