JOHNSON v. NEBRASKA

No. 73-6943.

419 U.S. 949 (1974)

JOHNSON v. NEBRASKA.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 21, 1974.


Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting.

Petitioner was convicted of violating a city gambling ordinance, carrying a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment and a $500 fine. Following a trial before a municipal judge, petitioner was convicted and sentenced to 100 days in jail and fined $500. Under Nebraska law, trial by jury is unavailable in a prosecution in municipal court for violation of a city ordinance. The Nebraska courts rejected petitioner...

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