Zuckerman v. Greason

Supreme Court of the United States

February 13, 1967

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1967.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1967-03-13

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“reconsideration in light of Spevack v. Klein, 385 U.S. 511 , 87 S.Ct. 625, [17 L. Ed.2d 574] (1967).”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Zuckerman v. Appellate Division, Second Department, Supreme Court

Relies on Spevack v. Klein · Spencer v. Texas · Rundle v. Johnson

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Vacated and remanded · 5–4 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1967-03-13

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Cited by 12 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2023

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions

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See 386 U.S. 969, 87 S.Ct. 1016.

Leonard Feldman, for petitioners.

Samuel Greason, pro se.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Judicial Department.

PER CURIAM.

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The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Judicial Department, for reconsideration in light of Spevack v. Klein, 385 U.S. 511, 87 S.Ct. 625.

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Mr. Justice CLARK, Mr. Justice HARLAN, and Mr. Justice STEWART would affirm the judgment below for the reasons set forth in Mr. Justice HARLAN'S dissenting opinion in Spevack v. Klein, 385 U.S., at 520, 87 S.Ct., at 631.

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Mr. Justice WHITE, dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Garrity v. State of New Jersey, and Spevack v. Klein, 385 U.S., at 530, 87 S.Ct., at 636.