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Arnold v. North Carolina, 376 U.S. 773 (1964)
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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.
Arnold v. North Carolina, 376 U.S. 773 (1964)
Arnold v. North Carolina No. 572 Argued March 26, 1964 Decided April 6, 1964 376 U.S. 773
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Petitioners, Negroes who had been indicted by an all-white grand jury in North Carolina, moved to quash the indictment on the ground that Negroes had been systematically excluded from grand juries in the county in which they were indicted. Although it was shown by uncontradicted evidence that Negroes comprise over 28% of persons on the tax records of the county, and over 30% of the persons on the poll tax list from which jurors are drawn, and that only one Negro served on a grand jury in 24 years, the motion was overruled, and petitioners were convicted of murder.
Held: The testimony made out a prima facie case of denial of the equal protection of the laws by systematic exclusion of Negroes from grand jury duty. Eubanks v. Louisiana, 356 U.S. 584, followed.
258 N.C. 563, 129 S.E.2d 229, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Arnold v. North Carolina, 376 U.S. 773 (1964) in 376 U.S. 773 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UR6AJDFGLQ8CGPU.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Arnold v. North Carolina, 376 U.S. 773 (1964), in 376 U.S. 773, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UR6AJDFGLQ8CGPU.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Arnold v. North Carolina, 376 U.S. 773 (1964). cited in 1964, 376 U.S. 773. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UR6AJDFGLQ8CGPU.
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