General
Adams v. Washington
403 U.S. 947·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
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Opinion
No. 129.
Adams v. Washington.
[MAJORITY]
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.