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390 U.S. 1042

Wilson v. Wiman

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 29, 1968

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1968-04-29

Relies on Spencer v. State of Texas a Bell

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Decided 1968-04-29

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Cited by 216 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2010 · most notably Jackson v. Bishop (1968), Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Missouri State Tax Commission (1968)

127 federal appellate · 17 district · 25 state decisions — followed in 16 states

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¶1C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Fortas,

¶2with whom The Chief Justice

¶3and Mr. Justice Douglas join, would grant certiorari in this case. In 1933 and 1935 petitioner was convicted in the state courts of Kentucky of housebreaking. In 1964, he was convicted of storehouse breaking. The earlier convictions were used in evidence pursuant to the Kentucky recidivist statute. Petitioner was sentenced to life in prison. The trial judge did not instruct the jury that the prior convictions could be used only for the limited purpose of the recidivist statute. I believe that we should hear this case to determine whether it is governed by Spencer v. Texas, 385 U. S. 554 (1967), and if so whether Spencer v. Texasshould be reconsidered. See the separate opinion of The Chief Justice, in which I joined, 385 U. S., at 569, and the dissent of Mr. Justice Brennan, in which Mr. Justice Douglas joined, 385 U. S., at 587.

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