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Johnson v. PennsylvaniaJohnson v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States
Nov 13, 1950
No. 181
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The petition for writ of ‍​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍certiorari is granted and the judgment is reversed. Turner v. Pennsylvania, 338 U. S. 62.

Mr. Justice ‍​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍Reed and Mr. Justice Jackson are of opinion that this Court should ‍​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍not reverse the highest court of a State without hearing and that ‍​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍the circumstances of this case differ from those of the *882Turner case. Milford J. Meyer for ‍​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‍petitioner. Colbert C. McClain and John H. Maurer for respondent.

Case Details

Case Name: Johnson v. Pennsylvania
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Nov 13, 1950
Citations: 340 U.S. 881; No. 181
Docket Number: No. 181
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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