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384 U.S. 889

New Jersey v. Russo

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 10, 1966

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1966-10-10

Relies on Johnson v. State of New Jersey

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Vacated and remanded · 8–1 · Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1966-10-10

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Cited by 111 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1995 · most notably 69 Cal. 2d 613 - In Re Anderson (1968), United States v. Seale (1972)

64 federal appellate · 9 district · 17 state decisions

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On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Brendan T. Byrne, for petitioners.

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Raymond A. Brown and Irving I. Vogelman, for respondent Russo.

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Respondent Bisignano, pro se.

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Arthur J. Sills, Atty. Gen. of New Jersey, Alan B. Handler, First Asst. Atty. Gen., and Richard Newman and Max Spinrad, Deputy Attys. Gen., for the Attorney General of New Jersey, as amicus curiae.

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Arlen Specter and Joseph M. Smith, for the District Attorney of Philadelphia County, Pa., as amicus curiae.

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June 20, 1966.

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PER CURIAM.

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The motion of respondent Frank Bisignano, for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is also granted and the judgment is vacated. The case is remanded to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for further proceedings in light of Johnson v. State of New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719, 86 S.Ct. 1772, 16 L.Ed.2d 882.

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Mr. Justice DOUGLAS dissents for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion in Johnson v. State of New Jersey, 384 U.S., at 736, 86 S.Ct., at 1782, 16 L.Ed.2d, at 894.

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