ions ▁and ▁demanded ▁they ▁leave , ▁but ▁they ▁refused ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁That ▁night , ▁Sim kins ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁other ▁players ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁tres pass ing . ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁all ▁six ▁men ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁simple ▁tres pass ▁and ▁f ined ▁fifteen ▁dollars ▁and ▁court ▁costs . ▁ ▁They ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Court , ▁and ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁tres pass ▁charges ▁were ▁finally ▁thrown ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁second ▁trial , ▁which ▁was ▁ordered ▁because ▁the ▁arrest ▁war r ants ▁had ▁been ▁alter ed ▁to ▁call ▁G illes pie ▁a ▁" club " ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁" course ", ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁everyone ▁who ▁played ▁at ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁obtained . ▁Two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁all - white ▁j ury ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁The ▁judge ▁im posed ▁a ▁maximum ▁ 3 0 - day ▁sentence . ▁Before ▁the ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁middle ▁district ▁judge ▁Johnson ▁J . ▁Hay es ▁of ▁North ▁Wil kes bor o ▁gave ▁the ▁ 6 ▁a ▁declar atory ▁judgment , ▁calling ▁the ▁" so - call ▁le ase " ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁facility ▁invalid . ▁ ▁" To ▁hold ▁otherwise ▁would ▁open ▁a ▁P and ora ' s ▁box ▁by ▁which ▁government al ▁ag encies ▁could ▁dep rive