Dawkins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““The so-called authorities of Gaines-ville are at their old trick again. They have called together a grand-jury to investigate charges made by black people against that racist, klan-infested police department. Well, gather round, let me tell you this; that grand-jury is just as racist and klan infested as the police department is. I told you before that when they got through lying, fixing, framing, and denying — nothing was going to be done! Look who’s sitting on the jury. What they will probably do is put in a couple of Uncle Toms to make their findings justifiable. If there are any Uncle Toms on that grand-jury, we all know who they will be. “By them housing female prisoners in the county jail is not going to solve the issues; just one of them. In the meantime that sadist Wilderson gets off scott-free. -And Ted Duncan — I don’t have to tell you about that Negro-hating hunkie, I think you already know. And Ex-May- or McKinney — He’s worse. A lying, no-good, racist if I ever saw one. He reminds me of ‘Bull’ Conner. “There are people who are going to be subpoenaed to come to this fixed grand-jury, including myself. Many people are afraid to go — which shows WHITE POWER again. WE ARE ASKING THAT EVERYONE IN GAINES-VILLE WHO IS MAN AND WOMAN ENOUGH TO STAND UP AND FIGHT AGAINST THIS OPPRESSIVE CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT COME FORWARD AND TESTIFY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, at 9:30 A.M. By the way, where are those so-called Negro-leaders in Gaines-ville. You know these things have bee”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dawkins v. State

2. ““It can readily be seen therefore that the case before us concerns itself not merely with criticism of a public official or body, but rather conduct calculated and tending to influence a grand jury and prospective witnesses awaiting their turn to testify under circumstances wherein there exists a clear and present danger that such influencing effect logically could result. Appellants’ intent that their written utterances bring about grand jury action satisfactory to them is manifest not only in the rhetoric chosen, but by the place and manner of distributing them. On the record and arguments before us, this seems to be the basis of the trial judge’s contempt order; not mere criticism of the kind found in Pennekamp and Wood, supra.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dawkins v. State