Santana v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

April 20, 1970

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1970-04-27

Relies on In the Matter of Samuel Winship

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Vacated and remanded · 5–3 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1970-04-27

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Cited by 98 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 2018 · most notably In the Interest of J.F.C. (2002), In the Interest of B.L.D. (2003)

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H. Ernest Griffith, for petitioner.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., and Robert C. Flowers and Monroe Clayton, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Texas.

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 Supreme Court of Texas for further consideration in light of In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 25 L.Ed.2d 368.

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice STEWART dissent for the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinion of The Chief Justice in In re Winship, 397 U.S., at 375, 90 S.Ct., at 1078. Mr. Justice BLACK dissents for the reasons set forth in his dissenting opinion in In re Winship, 397 U.S., at 377, 90 S.Ct., at 1079.