12 L. Ed. 2d 1039
Decided June 22, 1964
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Douglas v. People of State of California, 372 U.S. 353 , 83 S.Ct. 814 , 9 L.Ed.2d 811 .”
quoted by 1 later decision, including Donnell v. Swenson
Relies on Douglas v. People of State of California · Hill v. New York
Cited together with Fisher v. United States · Etchieson v. Texas · Santana v. United States
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1964-06-22
Cited by 1,249 later decisions (20 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 2023 · most notably Griffin v. California (1965), United States v. Ventresca (1965)
766 federal appellate · 55 district · 195 state decisions — followed in 33 states
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¶1The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Douglas v. California, 372 U. S. 353.
¶2dissenting.
¶3In my opinion the question whether Douglas v. California, 372 U. S. 353, should be given retroactive application is deserving of plenary consideration. Cf. my dissenting opinion in LaVallee v. Durocher, 377 U. S. 998.