Norris v. Alabama

Okay, so they're saying the defendant's due process had been denied, you know, and that they lacked effective counsel in a capital case with adequate time to prepare.

Norris v. Alabama, 1935, held that systematic exclusion of black citizens from jury roles violated equal protection.

After further retrials, a 1937 compromise ended the act of prosecutions.

Rape charges were dropped against Olin Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Roy Wright, who were released after more than six years in prison.