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HOPPER et al. v. LOUISIANA, 1968 — 392 U.S. 658 · caselaw · US
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HOPPER et al. v. LOUISIANA
392 U.S. 65820 L. Ed. 2d 1347·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
Mr. Justice Black dissents. · Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White dissent for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice White’s dissenting opinion in Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138 (1968).
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Opinion
HOPPER et al. v. LOUISIANA.
No. 1291.
Decided June 17, 1968.
Camille F. Gravel, Jr., for petitioners.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, William P. Schuler, Second Assistant Attorney General, Harry H. Howard, Assistant Attorney General, and Lawrence L. McNamara for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted and the judgment is vacated. The case is remanded to the Supreme Court of Louisiana for further consideration in light of Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, and Roberts v. Russell, ante, p. 293.
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White dissent for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice White’s dissenting opinion in Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138 (1968).