Avent Vs. North Carolina

Avent vs North Carolina

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided May-20-1963

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/100596
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: May-20-1963
Case Number: 373 U.S. 375
Subject: Education

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Education

Key legal issue: Education

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Appellant / Petitioner

Avent

Respondent

North Carolina

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avent v. north carolina - 373 u.s. 375 (1963) u.s. supreme court avent v. north carolina, 373 u.s. 375 (1963) avent v. north carolina no. 11 argued november 5, 7, 1962 decided may 20, 1963 373 u.s. 375 certiorari to the supreme court of north carolina syllabus in durham, n.c., which has an ordinance requiring racial segregation in public eating places, five negro students and two white students were convicted of criminal trespass for sitting at a lunch counter where only white people customarily were served and refusing to leave when requested by the manager. held: a judgment affirming their conviction is vacated, and the case is remanded to the supreme court of north carolina for consideration in the light of peterson v. city of greenville, ante, p. 373 u. s. 244 . per curiam. the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the supreme court of north carolina for consideration in the light of peterson v. city of greenville, ante, p. 373 u. s. 244 . patterson v. alabama, 294 u. s. 600 . [for opinion of mr. justice harlan, see ante, p. 373 u. s. 248 .]

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Avent v. North Carolina - 373 U.S. 375 (1963)
U.S. Supreme Court Avent v. North Carolina, 373 U.S. 375 (1963)

Avent v. North Carolina

No. 11

Argued November 5, 7, 1962

Decided May 20, 1963

373 U.S. 375

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

SYLLABUS

In Durham, N.C., which has an ordinance requiring racial segregation in public eating places, five Negro students and two white students were convicted of criminal trespass for sitting at a lunch counter where only white people customarily were served and refusing to leave when requested by the manager.

Held: a judgment affirming their conviction is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for consideration in the light of Peterson v. City of Greenville, ante, p. 373 U. S. 244 .

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for consideration in the light of Peterson v. City of Greenville, ante, p. 373 U. S. 244 . Patterson v. Alabama, 294 U. S. 600 .

[For opinion of MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, see ante, p. 373 U. S. 248 .]

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