In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1902 : John Brownfield, plaintiff in error, vs. the state of South Carolina, defendant in error, no. 172 : brief of plaintiff in error
Summary
Brownfield was a African American from South Carolina convicted of murder and sentenced to death. This is a legal brief challenging the selection of the all-white jury that tried and convicted him. It constitutes his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutional principle of the racial composition of criminal trial juries.
Cover title.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LC copy stamped in ink on t.p.: Office Supreme Court U.S. filed Oct 1 1902, James H. McKenney, Clerk. Inscription in ink on t.p. and p. 10: E.M. Hewlett.
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Date
01/01/1902
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain