380 U.S. 519
Docket No. 58.
Supreme Court of the United States
April 26, 1965
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1965-04-26
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“"The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the judgments are reversed. Boynton v. Com. of Virginia, 364 U.S. 454 , 81 S.Ct. 182 , 5 L.Ed.2d 206 ; Abernathy v. State of Alabama, 380 U.S. 447 , 85 S.Ct. 1101 , 14 L.Ed.2d 151 ."”
quoted by 2 later decisions, including Callendar v. State, 181 So. 2d 529 - Callendar v. State
Relies on Boynton v. Commonwealth of Virginia · McKinnie v. State of Tennessee · Abernathy v. Alabama
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1965-04-26
Cited by 118 later decisions (4 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2013 · most notably Udall v. Tallman (1965), National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life Insurance (1965)
53 federal appellate · 15 district · 6 state decisions
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Carl Rachlin and Floyd McKissick, for petitioners.
James W. Kynes, 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.
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the judgments are reversed. Boynton v. Com. of Virginia, 364 U.S. 454, 81 S.Ct. 182, 5 L.Ed.2d 206, Abernathy v. State of Alabama, 380 U.S. 447, 85 S.Ct. 1101.