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Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U.S. 638 (1906)
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Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U.S. 638 (1906)
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Rawlins v. Georgia No. 547 Argued April 6. 1906 Decided April 16, 1906 201 U.S. 638
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
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If the state constitution and laws in regard to selection of jurors, as construed by the state court, are consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment, this Court can go no further, and will not revise the decision of the state court as to whether the local law has been complied with.
There is nothing in the Fourteenth Amendment which prevents a state from excluding and exempting from jury duty certain classes on the bona fide ground that it is for the good of the community that their regular work should not be interrupted.
Even when persons liable to jury duty under the state laws are excluded, it is no ground for challenge to the array if a sufficient number of unexceptionable persons are present.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U.S. 638 (1906) in 201 U.S. 638 201 U.S. 639. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8Y6UCDL14PZ55KK.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U.S. 638 (1906), in 201 U.S. 638, page 201 U.S. 639. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8Y6UCDL14PZ55KK.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rawlins v. Georgia, 201 U.S. 638 (1906). cited in 1906, 201 U.S. 638, pp.201 U.S. 639. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8Y6UCDL14PZ55KK.
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