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No. 11,3 — Louisiana v. Besweber
January 11, 1947

In order that there be an opinion of the Court, I had hoped to join brother
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Reed's opinion in addition to expressing my own views. The reason I cannot do so A
is that I do not think we should decide the case even on the assumption that the
Fifth Amendment as to double jeopardy is the measure of due precess in the Fourteenth
Amendment. I do not see why we should make an assumption which is contrary to the
shale tenor of 3132 v. Connecticut, 302 U. . 319. It makes for nothing but con—
fusion in the consideration of constitutional cases under the Due Process Clause to
cite cases that construed the scope of the double jeopardy provision of the Fifth
Amendment. Presumably cases are cited because of their. relevance to the problem
under discussion. And so, to cite 2 E319. Eggs, 18 Wall. 163, and E 213.1329?"
318 U. S. 50, in support of the statement that 'our minds rebel against permitting
the same sovereignity to punish an accused twice for the same offense" is to make
the authority of those cases, in applying the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth
Amendment, the basis of claims of restraints against the States under the Due Process
Clause. One has only to read the dissents in g pirtg Wed _I£ 3e; Bredle , to
see how needlessly we are borrowing trouble in using such cases for this case.

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opinion, why I regretfully cannot join in Reed's opinion.

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No. 142.77001‘ttiimt Timur, 1046.

State of Louisiana. ex rel. Willie
Francis, Pt‘titiUUCF, On ‘Nrit of C(‘t‘fioi‘al‘i to
1;, the Supreme (‘ourt
E. T“ Regweher. Sheriff of the “f the 9&th 0f L011“
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unusual punishment provision of the Fighth Amendment}
These federal constitutional proteetions, petitioner
Claimed. would he denied heeause he had onee gone,
through the diflieult preparation for exeeution and had
onee reeeived through his hotly a eurrent of eleetrieity
intended to eause death. The Supreme ("onrt of Louisi—
ana denied the applieations on the ground of a l:t(‘l{ of any
basis for judieial relief. a? La. —#. That is. the state
court eoneluded there was no violation of state or national
law alleged in the various applieations. lt spoke of the
faet that no “eurrent of suf‘tieient intensity to eause death"
passed throth petitioner‘s body. It referred speeifieally
to the faet that the applieations of petitioner invoked the
provisions of the Louisiana (‘onstitution against eruel and
inhuman punishments and putting; one in jeopardy of life
or liherty tiviee for the same offense. We granted eertio-
rari on '1 petition. setting: forth the 11ft)1‘(‘lll(‘llflt)ll(‘(l eonten-
tions. to consider th \ alleged violations of rights under the
Federal (‘onstitution in the unusual eireumstanees of this
ease. — l'. S. 77-. l7or matters of state law. the opin—
ion and order of the Supreme ( ‘ourt of Louisiana are hind—
in;T on this (‘o11rt. [[1 her! v. Louis-1.11110. 272 l'. S. 312. 317.
So far as, we are aware. this ease is without precedent in
any eourt.

To determine whether or not the execution of the peti—
tioner may fairly take plaee after the experienee through
\vhieh he passed. we shall examine the eireumstanees 11n—
der the assumption. hut without so deeidina'. that violation
of the prineiples of the l’ifth and l‘lighth i\1nend1nents.as
to douhle jeopardy and eruel and unusual punishment.
would he violative of the due process; clause of the four-

1l5'11'1h i»\1nendn1ent: ”. . . nor shall any person he snhjeet for the
FILIIIP offense to he tuiee put in jeopardy of life or litnh; ."
l’iivhth Amendment: “lixuessive hail shall not he required, nor

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nor ean a law equally proteet all against them. So long
as the law :imilies to all alike, the requirements of equal
proteetion are met. We have no right to assume that
liotlhiizilln singled out l’raneis for a treatment other than
that \yhit-h has been or Woulnl generally he applied.
[hurt/r. There is a Sufiu'estiun in the brief that the orig-
inal trial itself \\'as St) unl'air to the petitioner aS to justify a,
l'("\‘(*l‘>‘:ll ol' the juilginent ot' eonyietion and a new trial.
l’etit ioner‘s elaiin in his lli'ii l' is thut, he was ininlequzttely
reln‘esentml lty eounsel. The reeortl ol' the original trial
presenterl to 12$ shows the warrant for arrest. the intliet-
inent. the appointment of eoumel amt the minute entries
01' trial. seleetion of jury. yertliet and sentence. l‘here is
nothing in any ol‘ these pnpers to show any yiolation of
petitioner's eonstitutional rights. See Curler y. People
of Stu/e of I’l/n/u/x. No. Tit}. Hetoher Term. 1940'. (leeitled
l>eeeinl-er El. lull}. Review is sought here heeause of a

rlenial ot' (lue ]tl'(tt‘t‘$1>i ot' hm" that uoultl he hroug‘ht about
by e teeution ot' pet izioner after failure ot the first ell'ort t0

eleet rorute hnn. Nothing is before ll$111]>()ll \rhieh a ruling

eau he pretlieatetl as to nlh gretl denial of federal eons‘iitu—
tiohal rightr'tlurina}‘>elitioixr=1”strial. (tn this reeorrl. we
>ee noxhing' upon \xhieh \ye (‘oultl ('onelurle that the
eomtiiutional right.‘ ol petitioner were infringed.

Affirmed.

 

  

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ENHANDUH TO THE COWGE.

Re: Ho. 142, State of Louisiana, ex rel. Willie Francis v. Rosweber.

Before the last sentence of the paragraph ending on
page 2 of w opinion, I an adding the following:

"For matters of state law, the opinion and. order

of the Supreme Court of Louisiana are binding on

this Court. Egbert v. Louisiana, 272 U. S. 312,
317.“

STANLEY REED

 SUPREME CQURT UP THE UNlTEl) STATES
No. 142.~-—Oeron1:n TERRI, 1946.

State of lionis‘innn. ex rel. \Yillie
Fruneis. Petitioner, On \Vrit of Citi'firii‘di'i to
t). the Supreme (‘ourt
E. L. Resweher. Sheriff of the 0f “10 Ftittfl‘ 0f LOU-
Pnrish of St. Martin, Louisi— @3113-

ana, ct til.
[January 7, 19117.]

Mn..lt':v1‘1ei<:RE CD delivered the opinion of the Court.
This writ of eerti'n'nri ltl‘ittg‘F' hefore this (‘ourt :1 unique
Situation. The petitioner. Willie Frnneis. i9 :1 eolored eiti—

zen of Louisiana. He was dulj.‘ e nvieted of murder nnd

o
in Fepten her. 1913. Stenteneed to he electroeutml for the

crime. l'pon :1 proper denth warrant. FI‘LIHCiS was pre—
pared for exeeution and on May 3 lf‘iitt. pursuant to the
wnrrrmt. was plueed in the otlirivl eleetrie elmir of the State
of litniisinnit in the presenee ot' the authorized witnesws.
The exeeut loner threw the switel luzt. presumuhly heeuuse
of some meelmnieul difiieult}: death did not result. He
was thereupon removed Jfrom the elmir and returned to
prison where he now is i\ new denth wnrrunt was lf-‘Sllt‘tl
by the, (‘vo‘vernor of liotiisinna, fixing the execution for
; My 0. ltfittl.

Applieutionix‘ to the Supreme Court of the State were
filed for writs of eertiornri. mandamus. prohibition and
huhens eorqu. direeted to the upproprinte ottieiuls in the
stnte. l'lxeeution of the sentenee was stated. By the
applientioiw petitioner elniined the proteetion of the due,
prorers eluuse of the Fourteenth Amendment on the
ground that an exeeution under the eirenlnstunees detailed
would de. 3' due preeess to hinrheeuuse oi" the douhle jeop—
urdy provision of the Fifth Amemlinent and the cruel and

 

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