Hadley v. Massachusetts

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 12, 1967

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1967-06-12

Relies on Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · See v. City of Seattle · Sandoval v. Utah

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Vacated and remanded · 6–3 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1967-06-12

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Appeal from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

Louis M. Nordlinger, for appellant.

Elliot L. Richardson, Atty. Gen. of Massachusetts, and Willie J. Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

June 12, 1967.

PER CURIAM.

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The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for further consideration in light of Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco, 387 U.S. 523, 87 S.Ct. 1727, 18 L.Ed.2d 930.

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Mr. Justice CLARK, Mr. Justice HARLAN, and Mr. Justice STEWART dissent and would affirm the judgment for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice CLARK's dissenting opinion in Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco, 387 U.S., at 546, 87 S.Ct., at 1741.