General
Funicello v. New Jersey; Childs v. North Carolina
403 U.S. 948·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
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Opinion
No. 5011.
No. 5014.
Funicello v. New Jersey. Childs v. North Carolina.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. N. J. Reported below: 52 N. J. 263, 245 A. 2d 181; and
Super. Ct. N. C., Buncombe County. Reported below: See 269 N. C. 307, 152 S. E. 2d 453. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari 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 vHolman, 394 U. S. 478 (1969) ; Maxwell v. Bishop, 398 U. S. 262 (1970); and United States v. Jackson, 390 U. S. 570 (1968).
Mr. Justice Black dissents.