- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Screws v. United States (1945)
- Creator:
- Coenen, Dan T.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-10-04
- Subject:
- United States. Supreme Court
Due process of law--Georgia--Baker County
Equality before the law--United States
Federal-state controversies--Georgia
Screws, Claude, ca. 1897- --Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- Screws, Claude, approximately 1897-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baker County, 31.32618, -84.44467
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the 1945 Screws v. United States. Sheriff Claude Screws and two other men were accused of beating an African American man to death in the absence of provocation following his arrest. The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for the men, reasoning that the judge had not given accurate instructions to the jury on the meaning of "willfully" depriving others of "any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution."
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/screws-v-united-states-1945/
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Screws v. United States (1945)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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