Shipp Trial

[texaslawchick]

I was at a CLE last week, and one of the presentations was an hour long, uh, story, I guess is the best way to describe it, about the criminal trial in Tennessee state court, appeal in state court, writ of habeus corpus to federal court and then writ of habeus corpus to the Supreme Court in 1906

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[aka_becker]

It almost sounds like the intial idea behind "To Kill a Mockingbird." Minus the Supreme Court and murder of the man, parts.

[kokopopo]

Thank you! I knew nothing of this case. Wonderful story. Yes, it should be taught, less as legal precedent than as an epochal event in legal history, like Marbury vs. Madison.