Reeves Vs. Alabama

Reeves vs Alabama

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided Jan-13-1958

~1 min read

https://sooperkanoon.com/case/99531

For advocates & juniors · 7-day free trial

Brief this judgment before chambers

Stop skimming 50 pages - get an 18-section AI Brief on this case, ask scoped follow-ups, and find related precedents with Semantic Search. Full trial, no card required.

18-section brief - facts, issues, ratio, relief
Ask this case - answers cite the judgment
Semantic search - find precedents by meaning
Research drawer - sections, cites, related cases

Citation: sooperkanoon.com/99531
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: Jan-13-1958
Case Number: 355 U.S. 368
Subject: Miscellaneous

Case Summary

AI-generated summary - not the official court judgment text.

Miscellaneous

Key legal issue: Miscellaneous

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Reeves

Respondent

Alabama

Excerpt

reeves v. alabama - 355 u.s. 368 (1958) u.s. supreme court reeves v. alabama, 355 u.s. 368 (1958) 355 u.s. 368 reeves v. alabama. certiorari to the supreme court of alabama. no. 66. argued january 8-9, 1958. decided january 13, 1958. certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted. reported below: 264 ala. 476, 88 so.2d 561. peter a. hall and orzell billingsley, jr. argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner. william f. thetford and robert b. stewart argued the cause for respondent. with them on the brief were john patterson, attorney general of alabama, and bernard f. sykes, assistant attorney general. per curiam. the writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. mr. justice douglas dissents. page 355 u.s. 368, 369

Full Judgment

REEVES v. ALABAMA - 355 U.S. 368 (1958)
U.S. Supreme Court REEVES v. ALABAMA, 355 U.S. 368 (1958) 355 U.S. 368

REEVES v. ALABAMA.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA.
No. 66.
Argued January 8-9, 1958.
Decided January 13, 1958.

Certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted.

Reported below: 264 Ala. 476, 88 So.2d 561.

Peter A. Hall and Orzell Billingsley, Jr. argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

William F. Thetford and Robert B. Stewart argued the cause for respondent. With them on the brief were John Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama, and Bernard F. Sykes, Assistant Attorney General.

PER CURIAM.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS dissents.

Page 355 U.S. 368, 369