Photographs taken when Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Panama City, Florida, in 1949.

Photographs taken when Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Panama City, Florida, in 1949.

In 1949, Johnny Ray Smith broke out of a Florida jail, along with two seventeen-year old boys. In the course of attempting to evade authorities, they kidnapped a man in order to use his car. They were captured a few days later and were charged under the Federal Kidnapping Act. They were sentenced by...

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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Photographs taken when Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Panama City, Florida, in 1949.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Smith, Johnny Ray; Crime & justice
description In 1949, Johnny Ray Smith broke out of a Florida jail, along with two seventeen-year old boys. In the course of attempting to evade authorities, they kidnapped a man in order to use his car. They were captured a few days later and were charged under the Federal Kidnapping Act. They were sentenced by a judge without being first indicted by a grand jury. The case was appealed and finally argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1959 (Johnny Ray Smith, v. United States of America [360 U.S. 1]). The attorney for the petitioner was William B. Moore, Jr., of Montgomery, Alabama. The Supreme Court overturned his conviction.
spelling Q0000044959Q44959Photographs taken when Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Panama City, Florida, in 1949.In 1949, Johnny Ray Smith broke out of a Florida jail, along with two seventeen-year old boys. In the course of attempting to evade authorities, they kidnapped a man in order to use his car. They were captured a few days later and were charged under the Federal Kidnapping Act. They were sentenced by a judge without being first indicted by a grand jury. The case was appealed and finally argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1959 (Johnny Ray Smith, v. United States of America [360 U.S. 1]). The attorney for the petitioner was William B. Moore, Jr., of Montgomery, Alabama. The Supreme Court overturned his conviction.19591940-1949Smith, Johnny Ray; Crime & justiceStill imageNegatives (Photographic)Perry, HoraceHorace Perry negative collectionLPP42, Box 4v8473Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.1200 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/17723
title Photographs taken when Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Panama City, Florida, in 1949.
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