Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 21, 1948No. 721Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

335 U.S. 252 (1948)

TAYLOR

v.

ALABAMA.

No. 721.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued April 30 and May 3, 1948.

Decided June 21, 1948.

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA.

Thurgood Marshall and Nesbitt Elmore argued the cause for petitioner. With them on the brief was Arthur D. Shores.

Bernard F. Sykes, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were A.A. Carmichael, Attorney General, and James L. Screws, Assistant Attorney General.

2Opinion of the Court · BurtonJustice Burton

The question in this case is whether the State of Alabama deprived the petitioner of due process of law under the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

3Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. United States v. MayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  4. Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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