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Mathis v. New Jersey; Mathis v. Alabama; Speck v. Illinois; Segura v. Patterson, Warden; Whan v. Texas; Duplessis v. Louisiana; Jaggers v. Kentucky; Aiken v. Washington; and Wheat v. Washington; Pruett v. Ohio, 1971 — 403 U.S. 946 · caselaw · US
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Mathis v. New Jersey; Mathis v. Alabama; Speck v. Illinois; Segura v. Patterson, Warden; Whan v. Texas; Duplessis v. Louisiana; Jaggers v. Kentucky; Aiken v. Washington; and Wheat v. Washington; Pruett v. Ohio
403 U.S. 946·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
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Mathis v. New Jersey. Mathis v. Alabama. Speck v. Illinois. Segura v. Patterson, Warden. Whan v. Texas. Duplessis v. Louisiana. Jaggers v. Kentucky. Aiken v. Washington, and Wheat v. Washington. Pruett v. Ohio.
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Sup. Ct. N. J. Reported below: 52 N. J. 238, 245 A. 2d 20;
Sup. Ct. Ala. Reported below: 283 Ala. 308, 216 So. 2d 286;
Sup. Ct. Ill. Reported below: 41 Ill. 2d 177, 242 N. E. 2d 208;
C. A. 10th Cir. Reported below: 402 F. 2d 249;
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Reported below: 438 S. W. 2d 918;
Sup. Ct. La. Reported below: 253 La. 992, 221 So. 2d 484;
Ct. App. Ky. Reported below: 439 S. W. 2d 580;
Sup. Ct. Wash. Reported below: 75 Wash. 2d 421, 452 P. 2d 232; and
Sup. Ct. Ohio.- Reported below: 18 Ohio St; 2d 167, 248 N. E. 2d 605. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari granted. Judgments, insofar as they impose the death sentence, reversed and cases 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.