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Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (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.
Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (1971)
Groppi v. Wisconsin No. 26 Argued December 7, 1970 Decided January 25, 1971 400 U.S. 505
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN
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State law that categorically prevents a change of venue for a jury trial in a criminal case, regardless of the extent of local prejudice against the defendant, solely on the ground that the crime with which he is charged is a misdemeanor held violative of the right to trial by an impartial jury guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 507-512.
41 Wis.2d 312, 164 N.W.2d 266, vacated and remanded.
STEWART, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which DOUGLAS, HARLAN, BRENNAN, WHITE, and MARSHALL, JJ., joined. BLACKMUN, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which BURGER, C.J., joined, post, p. 512. BLACK, J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 515.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (1971) in 400 U.S. 505 Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ALVPKQ3JQDR16U.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (1971), in 400 U.S. 505, Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ALVPKQ3JQDR16U.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (1971). cited in 1971, 400 U.S. 505. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ALVPKQ3JQDR16U.
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