Frank v. Mangum
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Frank v. Mangum is a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing whether mob-dominated criminal trials violate due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank v. Mangum canonical | 1 |
| Leo M. Frank v. C. A. Mangum, Sheriff, et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11576367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank v. Mangum Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the White Court, hasNotableCase, Frank v. Mangum]
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A.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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B.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
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C.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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D.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank v. Mangum Target entity description: Frank v. Mangum is a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing whether mob-dominated criminal trials violate due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A.
Marsh v. Chambers
Marsh v. Chambers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of legislative prayer, finding that opening legislative sessions with a state-funded chaplain’s invocation did not violate the Establishment Clause.
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B.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
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C.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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D.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourteenth Amendment case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ federal courts ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ |
| citation | 237 U.S. 309 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
linked to:
Due Process Clause
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1915-04-19 ⓘ |
| decisionType | reported decision ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice Charles Evans Hughes
ⓘ
linked to:
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
Justice Joseph R. Lamar ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Justice Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Leo M. Frank v. C. A. Mangum, Sheriff, et al.
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linked to:
Frank v. Mangum
|
| holding |
A state criminal conviction obtained in a trial allegedly influenced by mob domination does not necessarily violate the Fourteenth Amendment if the state provides corrective judicial processes.
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Federal courts on habeas corpus generally may not reexamine state court findings where the state has afforded corrective judicial process. ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Charles Evans Hughes
ⓘ
Joseph R. Lamar ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Leo Frank ⓘ Mahlon Pitney ⓘ Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
due process under the Fourteenth Amendment
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federal habeas corpus review of state convictions ⓘ mob domination of criminal trials ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Mahlon Pitney ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 309 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Leo M. Frank
ⓘ
linked to:
Leo Frank
|
| proceduralPosture | appeal from denial of federal habeas corpus relief ⓘ |
| publication | United States Reports ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Brown v. Mississippi
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Moore v. Dempsey ⓘ Powell v. Alabama ⓘ |
| respondent | C. A. Mangum ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | state criminal conviction for murder ⓘ |
| subsequentTreatment | partially limited by Moore v. Dempsey, 261 U.S. 86 (1923) ⓘ |
| topic |
mob influence on judicial proceedings
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scope of federal habeas review of state convictions ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 237 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1915 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Frank v. Mangum Description of subject: Frank v. Mangum is a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing whether mob-dominated criminal trials violate due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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linked to: Frank v. Mangum