Knowles v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States

June 7, 1965

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1965-06-07

Relies on Douglas v. People of State of California · Lane v. Brown · Raley v. Ohio

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1965-06-07

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Cited by 143 later decisions (6 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 2001 · most notably United States v. Mitchell (1983), Donaldson v. United States (1971)

43 federal appellate · 1 district · 16 state decisions

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Walter Frank Knowles, pro se.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen. of Florida, and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida.

PER CURIAM.

¶1

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the judgment dismissing the appeal is reversed. Raley v. State of Ohio, 360 U.S. 423, 437-440, 79 S.Ct. 1257 1265-1268, 3 L.Ed.2d 1344. Cf. Lane v. Brown, 372 U.S. 477, 83 S.Ct. 768, 9 L.Ed.2d 892; Douglas v. People of State of California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S.Ct. 814, 9 L.Ed.2d 811.

¶2

Mr. Justice STEWART would deny certiorari.

¶3

Mr. Justice CLARK and Mr. Justice HARLAN dissent.