Illinois v. Gray

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 1, 1978

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1978-05-01

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Decided 1978-05-01

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Cited by 131 later decisions — most recently February 2005 · most notably Peper v. Princeton University Board of Trustees (1978), Lieberman v. Gant (1980)

34 federal appellate · 5 district · 43 state decisions — followed in 17 states

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¶1Sup. Ct. Ill. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied, it appearing that the judgment below rests on an adequate state ground. Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice Marshall would deny petition without explanation.

Mr. Justice Stevens.

¶2The Court’s occasional practice of explaining its denials of certiorari, see, e. g., Michigan v. Allensworth, ante, p. 933; Illinois v. Pendleton, ante, p. 956; Illinois v. Garlick, 434 U. S. 988 (1977), is, I believe, inconsistent with the rule that such denials have no precedential value. Since I regard that rule as an important aspect of our practice, I do not join the Court’s explanation in this case.