Case Name: Mathis v. New Jersey; Mathis v. Alabama; Speck v. Illinois; Segura v. Patterson, Warden; Whan v. Texas; Duplessis v. Louisiana; Jaggers v. Kentucky; Aiken v. Washington; and Wheat v. Washington; Pruett v. Ohio
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-06-28
Citations: 403 U.S. 946
Docket Number: No. 5006; No. 5015; No. 5022; No. 5027; No. 5058; No. 5063; No. 5064; No. 5065; No. 5066; No. 5074
Parties: Mathis v. New Jersey. Mathis v. Alabama. Speck v. Illinois. Segura v. Patterson, Warden. Whan v. Texas. Duplessis v. Louisiana. Jaggers v. Kentucky. Aiken v. Washington, and Wheat v. Washington. Pruett v. Ohio.
Judges: Mr. Justice Black dissents.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 403
Pages: 946–946

Head Matter:
No. 5006.
No. 5015.
No. 5022.
No. 5027.
No. 5058.
No. 5063.
No. 5064.
No. 5065.
No. 5066.
No. 5074.
Mathis v. New Jersey. Mathis v. Alabama. Speck v. Illinois. Segura v. Patterson, Warden. Whan v. Texas. Duplessis v. Louisiana. Jaggers v. Kentucky. Aiken v. Washington, and Wheat v. Washington. Pruett v. Ohio.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. N. J. Reported below: 52 N. J. 238, 245 A. 2d 20;
Sup. Ct. Ala. Reported below: 283 Ala. 308, 216 So. 2d 286;
Sup. Ct. Ill. Reported below: 41 Ill. 2d 177, 242 N. E. 2d 208;
C. A. 10th Cir. Reported below: 402 F. 2d 249;
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Reported below: 438 S. W. 2d 918;
Sup. Ct. La. Reported below: 253 La. 992, 221 So. 2d 484;
Ct. App. Ky. Reported below: 439 S. W. 2d 580;
Sup. Ct. Wash. Reported below: 75 Wash. 2d 421, 452 P. 2d 232; and
Sup. Ct. Ohio.- Reported below: 18 Ohio St; 2d 167, 248 N. E. 2d 605. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari 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 v. Holman, 394 U. S. 478 (1969); and Maxwell v. Bishop, 398 U. S. 262 (1970).
Mr. Justice Black dissents.