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Johnson v. Mississippi, 403 U.S. 212 (1971)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Johnson v. Mississippi, 403 U.S. 212 (1971)
Johnson v. Mississippi No. 5485 Argued April 21, 1971 Decided June 7, 1971 403 U.S. 212
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
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In a charge of criminal contempt against petitioner which arose from petitioner’s alleged violation of courtroom procedure during an earlier criminal trial where it is not clear from the record that the judge was personally aware of the contemptuous action when it occurred, petitioner should be provided a fair hearing with an opportunity to show that the version of the event related to the judge was inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete. And where a motion that trial judge recuse himself was supported by lawyers’ affidavits that the judge had revealed deep prejudice against civil rights workers, and the judge was a losing defendant in a civil rights suit brought by petitioner, he should have recused himself from trying the charge.
233 So.2d 116, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Johnson v. Mississippi, 403 U.S. 212 (1971) in 403 U.S. 212 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5UIEK6RQZINNMNC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Johnson v. Mississippi, 403 U.S. 212 (1971), in 403 U.S. 212, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5UIEK6RQZINNMNC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Johnson v. Mississippi, 403 U.S. 212 (1971). cited in 1971, 403 U.S. 212. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5UIEK6RQZINNMNC.
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