John W. Crews v. Wainwright, 375 U.S. 50

Per Curiam.

The motion for leave to proceed in ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‍forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‍judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‍of Florida for further consideration in light of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U. S. 335.

Mr. Justice ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‍Douglas and Mr. Justice Clark dissent for the reason that the judgment ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‍rests on an adequate state ground.

Case Details

Case Name: John W. Crews v. Wainwright

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Oct 21, 1963

Citations: 375 U.S. 50; 84 S. Ct. 151; 11 L. Ed. 2d 108; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 402; 59 M

Docket Number: 59 M

Court Abbreviation: U.S.