General
Reeves v. Alabama
348 U.S. 89199 L. Ed. 2d 700·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Opinion
December 6, 1954.
No. 120.
Reeves v. Alabama.
Argued November 15-16, 1954.
Decided December 6, 1954.
Jack Greenberg argued the cause for petitioner.
With him on the brief were Thurgood Marshall, Robert L. Carter and Louis H. Poliak.
Robert Straub, Assistant Attorney-General of Alabama, and Robert B. Stewart argued the cause for respondent.
With them on the brief was Si Garrett, Attorney General.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Certiorari, 347 U. S. 1012, to the Supreme Court of Alabama.
Per Curiam:
Judgment reversed. See Canty v. Alabama, 309 U. S. 629, and Vernon v. Alabama, 313 U. S. 547.