¶1Sup. Ct. Fla. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of habeas corpus denied. Treating the petition for -writ of habeas corpus as a petition for writ of certio-rari, certiorari granted. Judgment vacated insofar as it leaves undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and case remanded for further proceedings. See Stewart v. Massachusetts, ante, p. 845.
408 U.S. 941
Pitts v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1972
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1972-06-29
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Decided 1972-06-29
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Cited by 126 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 2024 · most notably Jenkins v. Anderson (1980), 283 So. 2d 1 - State v. Dixon (1973)
48 federal appellate · 6 district · 49 state decisions — followed in 23 states
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