Otwell v. California

Decision Date13 March 1967
Docket NumberNo. 44,M,44
Citation18 L.Ed.2d 44,87 S.Ct. 1036,386 U.S. 276
PartiesWilliam Gerald OTWELL v. CALIFORNIA. isc
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Alf Stavig, for petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of California.

PER CURIAM.

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 remanded for further consideration in light of Chapman v. State of California, 386 U.S. 18, 87 S.Ct. 824.

Mr. Justice STEWART would grant certiorari and reverse the judgment for the reasons stated in his opinion concurring in the result in Chapman v. State of California, 386 U.S., at 42, 87 S.Ct., at 837.

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  • Fontaine v. California, 854
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • 8 Abril 1968
    ...certiorari in the instant case, vacated the judgment below, and remanded for further consideration in light of Chapman. 386 U.S. 263, 87 S.Ct. 1036, 18 L.Ed.2d 45 (1967). On remand, the District Court of Appeal reinstated its former opinion except that it rewrote the portion dealing with ha......
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    • U.S. Supreme Court
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