Case Name: WHEAT v. WASHINGTON
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-06-17
Citations: 392 U.S. 652
Docket Number: No. 1301
Parties: WHEAT v. WASHINGTON.
Judges: Mr. Justice Black dissents.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 392
Pages: 652–652

Head Matter:
WHEAT v. WASHINGTON.
No. 1301,
Misc.
Decided June 17, 1968.
Charles M. Stokes for petitioner in No. 1301, Mise. Anthony Savage, Jr., for petitioner in No. 1535, Mise.
James E. Kennedy for respondent in both cases.
Together with No. 1535, Misc., Aiken v. Washington, also on petition for writ of certiorari to the same court.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgments of the Supreme Court of Washington are vacated and the cases remanded to that court for reconsideration in the light of Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, and Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510.
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
Mr. Justice Harlan dissents for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice Black's dissenting opinion in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, 532, and Mr. Justice White's dissenting opinion in Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138.
Mr. Justice White dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinions in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, 540, and Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123, 138.