Opinion

Henry v. Coahoma County Board of Education

  • 384 U.S. 962
  • 86 S. Ct. 1586
  • 16 L. Ed. 2d 674
  • 1966 U.S. LEXIS 1540
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
May 31, 1966
Status
Published
On the bench
Douglas, Granted, Should
Cited by
69 cases
Authority
More cited than 97.7%

stating that interrogating jurors after they have been discharged is an extraordinary procedure which should be invoked only upon a strong showing of jury misconduct

How later courts described this case

  • stating that interrogating jurors after they have been discharged is an extraordinary procedure which should be invoked only upon a strong showing of jury misconduct
  • upholding jury verdict because juror’s statements, during deliberations, that “cops take bribes” demonstrated a shared experience rather than bias against a defendant police officer
  • owners of bowling establishments agreed to restrict tournament and league eligibility to bowlers not frequenting competing establishments
  • state suit seeking order compelling arbitration of labor dispute held properly removed because federal labor law preempts state law

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.

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