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Banks v. Wainwright

U.S.
Oct 21, 1963
375 U.S. 51 (1963)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA.

No. 76, Misc.

Decided October 21, 1963.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.

Petitioner pro se.

Richard W. Ervin, Attorney General of Florida, and A. G. Spicola, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.


The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of Florida for further consideration in light of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS and MR. JUSTICE CLARK dissent for the reason that the judgment rests on an adequate state ground.


Summaries of

Banks v. Wainwright

U.S.
Oct 21, 1963
375 U.S. 51 (1963)
Case details for

Banks v. Wainwright

Case Details

Full title:BANKS v . WAINWRIGHT, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 21, 1963

Citations

375 U.S. 51 (1963)