Perry v. Louisiana, 89-5120
| Decision Date | 13 November 1990 |
| Docket Number | No. 89-5120,89-5120 |
| Citation | 498 U.S. 38,112 L.Ed.2d 338,111 S.Ct. 449 |
| Parties | Michael Owen PERRY, petitioner v. LOUISIANA |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
See 498 U.S. 1075, 111 S.Ct. 804.
On Writ of Certiorari to the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana.
The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana for further consideration in light of Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210, 110 S.Ct. 1028, 108 L.Ed.2d 178 (1990).
It is so ordered.
Justice SOUTER took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
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