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ASHTON v. KENTUCKY

No. 619.

384 U.S. 195 (1966)

86 S.Ct. 1407

16 L.Ed.2d 469

ASHTON v. KENTUCKY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ephraim London argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Dan Jack Combs and Melvin L. Wulf.

John B. Browning, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Robert Matthews, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $3,000 for printing a pamphlet found to be prohibited by the common law of criminal libel in Kentucky. The Kentucky Court of Appeals, with three judges dissenting, affirmed petitioner's conviction. 405 S.W.2d 562. We granted certiorari (382 U.S. 971) and reverse.

Petitioner went to Hazard, Kentucky, in 1963...

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