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Supreme Court of the United States, 1970

Colombo v. New York

Colombo v. New York
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 19, 1970 · Black
400 U.S. 16; 91 S. Ct. 99; 27 L. Ed. 2d 16; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 720 (United States Reports)

Colombo v. New York

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of New York for further consideration in light of Waller v. Florida, 397 U. S. 387.

Mr. Justice Black is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted and the judgmeht reversed on the ground that the state prosecution is barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.

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