Adams v. Washington

Jun 28, 1971
No. 129
Reporters:
,
Before:
Black

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.