Johnson v. Oklahoma

How later courts describe this case

• concluding that “by denying petitioner the chance to obtain potentially conclusive exculpatory evidence” — evidence that may have supported an alibi defense — petitioner was “deprived ... a meaningful opportunity to present a defense”
• the removal of all three remaining blacks from the venire establishes a prima facie case of racial discrimination
• common-law wife authorized even though moving when still had key and possessions in jointly occupied house
• reservations about death penalty, "venireman had a son the approximate age of appellant and may have over identified with him; one had two individuals in her immediate family who had been convicted of felonies"
• Burden on the defendant to show that he was prejudiced by failure to be take before a magistrate immediately. The mere fact that he gave a statement before being taken before a magistrate does not warrant reversal per se
• live-in lessee girlfriend in jointly occupied apartment
• death penalty fulfills compelling state interest