Carroll v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

October Term, 1967.

June 17, 1968

Rehearing Denied Oct. 14, 1968.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1968-06-17

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES “October Term, 1967. “CARROLL v. TEXAS. “On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. “No. 1224, Mise. Decided “June 17, 1968. “Per Curiam. “The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Rideau v. Louisiana, 373 U.S. 723 . “The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Harlan, Mr. Justice Stewart, and Mr. Justice White are of the opinion that certiorari should be denied.” Carroll v. Texas, 392 U.S. 664 , 88 S.Ct. 2299 , 20 L.Ed.2d 1356 .”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Ex parte Carroll

Relies on Rideau v. Louisiana

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1968-06-17

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Cited by 10 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 1980

4 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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See 89 S.Ct. 74.

Don Gladden and Sam Houston Clinton, Jr., for petitioner.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, and Howard M. Fender, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

PER CURIAM.

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The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Rideau v. State of Louisiana, 373 U.S. 723, 83 S.Ct. 1417, 10 L.Ed.2d 663.

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice HARLAN, Mr. Justice STEWART, and Mr. Justice WHITE are of the opinion that certiorari should be denied.