Broom v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 26, 1971

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1971-04-26

Relies on Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State Penitentiary

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Decided 1971-04-26

How this case has been cited

Cited by 75 later decisions (3 by the Supreme Court) — most recently September 2007 · most notably Super Tire Engineering Co. v. McCorkle (1974), New York Telephone Company v. New York State Department of Labor (1979)

37 federal appellate · 6 district · 18 state decisions — followed in 10 states

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¶1Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted and judgment reversed in light of this Court's decision in Whiteley v. Warden, 401 U. S. 560.