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Underwood v. California, 1983 — 459 U.S. 1136 · caselaw · US
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Underwood v. California
459 U.S. 1136·Supreme Court of the United States·1983
with whom Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join,
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Opinion
No. 82-5448.
Underwood v. California.
[MAJORITY]
Ct. App. Cal., 4th App. Dist. Certiorari denied.
[DISSENT — Justice Blackmun,]
Justice Blackmun,
with whom Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join,
dissenting.
For the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinion in Holloway v. Florida, 449 U. S. 905 (1980), I would grant the petition for certiorari and afford this case plenary consideration. See also Spaziano v. Florida, 454 U. S. 1037, 1041 (1981) (dissenting opinions).