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THOMPSON V. CITY OF LOUISVILLE, 362 U. S. 199 (1960)

362 U. S. 199

U.S. Supreme Court

Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U.S. 199 (1960)

Thompson v. City of Louisville

No. 59

Argued January 11-12, 1960

Decided March 21, 1960

362 U.S. 199

Syllabus

On the record in this case, petitioner's conviction in a City Police Court for the two offenses of "loitering" and "disorderly conduct" was so totally devoid of evidentiary support as to be invalid under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 362 U. S. 199-206.

Reversed.


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