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Jones v. Georgia, 389 U.S. 24 (1967)
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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.
Jones v. Georgia, 389 U.S. 24 (1967)
Jones v. Georgia No. 174, Misc. Decided October 16, 1967 389 U.S. 24
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA
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Petitioner appealed his murder conviction on the ground, among others, that the evidence of systematic exclusion of Negroes from grand and petit juries established a prima facie case of discrimination under Whitus v. Georgia, 385 U.S. 545. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed because "public officers are presumed to have discharged their sworn official duties," and
we cannot assume that the jury commissioners did not eliminate prospective jurors on the basis of their competency to serve, rather than because of racial discrimination.
Held: The State’s burden to explain the "disparity between the percentage of Negroes on the tax digest and those on the venires" was not met by reliance on the stated presumptions.
Certiorari granted; 223 Ga. 157, 154 S.E.2d 228, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Jones v. Georgia, 389 U.S. 24 (1967) in 389 U.S. 24 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6IF7A8XJR3Y76YP.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Jones v. Georgia, 389 U.S. 24 (1967), in 389 U.S. 24, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6IF7A8XJR3Y76YP.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Jones v. Georgia, 389 U.S. 24 (1967). cited in 1967, 389 U.S. 24. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6IF7A8XJR3Y76YP.
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