Supreme Court of the United States, 1971

Adams v. Washington

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 28, 1971 · Black

403 U.S. 947; 91 S. Ct. 2273 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

7 later published cases cite this decision.

State of Washington v. Manuel L. Matias (Wash. Ct. App. 2024)
State v. Copeland (Wash. 1996)
State v. Copeland (Wash. 1996)
Wainwright v. Witt (Supreme Court of the United States 1985)
Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent (5th Cir. 1983)
Alderman v. Austin (United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 1980)
Davis v. Georgia (Supreme Court of the United States 1976)

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Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Wash. Motions to dispense with printing petition and response granted. Certiorari granted and judgment, insofar as it imposés the death sentence, reversed and case remanded for further proceedings. Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510 (1968); Boulden v. Holman, 394 U. S. 478 (1969); and Maxwell v. Bishop, 398 U. S. 262 (1970).

Mr. Justice Black dissents.

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