The Supreme Court invalidated the state statute because it denied citizens the equal right to be jurors on the basis of race, directly contravening the Fourteenth Amendment.

At the arraignment, Strauder and his counsel moved to quash the new indictment and to remove the case to federal court on grounds that West Virginia law precluded non-white citizens from grand and …

Apr 15, 2019 · West Virginia had a law that declared that only white men may serve on juries. Strauder, an African-American who was indicted for murder, sought to remove his trial to federal court because …

Nov 4, 2024 · The appellate court upheld his conviction. The Supreme Court ultimately heard the case. In a landmark 7-2 decision, the High Court ruled in Strauder's favor. The Court held that the West …

The judgment of the Supreme Court of West Virginia will be reversed, and the case remitted with instructions to reverse the judgment of the Circuit Court of Ohio county, and it is So ordered.

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Does the state law barring blacks from jury service violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Yes.

The judgments of the Supreme Court of West Virginia and the Circuit Court of Ohio County are reversed. Justice William Strong said the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution gave to blacks …

A State law provided that only white males could sit on a jury. 3. Procedural Posture: The defendant tried unsuccessfully to remove to federal court, and was convicted. 4. Issue: Whether the state law …