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Screws v. United States (1945)

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Coenen, Dan T

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Encyclopedia article about the 1945 Screws v. United States. Sheriff Claude Screws and two other men were accused of beating an African American man to death in the absence of provocation following his arrest. The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for the men, reasoning that the judge had not given accurate instructions to the jury on the meaning of "willfully" depriving others of "any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution."The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Keywords

  1. Baker County
  2. Due Process Of Law
  3. Equality Before The Law
  4. Federal State Controversies
  5. Georgia
  6. Screws, Claude, Ca. 1897
  7. Trials, Litigation, Etc
  8. United States
  9. United States. Supreme Court

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