Sutherland v. Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided July 8, 1974

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1974-07-08

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently May 1985

2 state decisions

Relies on Smith v. Goguen

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Decided 1974-07-08

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¶1Appeal from App. Ct. Ill., 3d Dist. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Spence v. Washington, ante, p. 405, and Smith v. Goguen, 415 U. S. 566 (1974).

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice White, Mr. Justice Blackmun, and Mr. Justice Rehnquist dissent and, without further briefing and oral argument, would affirm the judgment.