Wheat v. Washington

Supreme Court of the United States June 17, 1968

Wheat v. Washington, 392 U.S. 652 (1968)

88 S. Ct. 2302; 20 L. Ed. 2d 1357; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1162

Black, Harlan, Illinois, Bruton

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgments of the Supreme Court of Washington are vacated and the cases remanded to that court for reconsideration in the light of Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, and Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510.

Mr. Justice Black dissents. Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice Black’s dissenting opinion in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, 532, and Mr. Justice White’s dissenting opinion in Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138. Mr. Justice White dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinions in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, 540, and Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138.

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