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Washington v. United States

U.S.
Jun 23, 1958
357 U.S. 348 (1958)

Summary

In Washington v. United States, 357 U.S. 348, 78 S.Ct. 1373, 2 L.Ed.2d 1368, the Supreme Court's per curiam reversal agreed with Judge Duffy's dissenting opinion in this Court that a vocal identification of defendant Fred Washington was deficient.

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Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.

No. 1012.

Decided June 23, 1958.

Certiorari granted; judgment reversed because of insufficiency of the evidence; and case remanded.

Reported below: 253 F.2d 913.

Daniel D. Glasser for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Anderson, Beatrice Rosenberg and Robert G. Maysack for the United States.


The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is reversed because of the insufficiency of the evidence and the case is remanded to that Court.

MR. JUSTICE BURTON, MR. JUSTICE CLARK, and MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER dissent.


Summaries of

Washington v. United States

U.S.
Jun 23, 1958
357 U.S. 348 (1958)

In Washington v. United States, 357 U.S. 348, 78 S.Ct. 1373, 2 L.Ed.2d 1368, the Supreme Court's per curiam reversal agreed with Judge Duffy's dissenting opinion in this Court that a vocal identification of defendant Fred Washington was deficient.

Summary of this case from United States v. Lawler
Case details for

Washington v. United States

Case Details

Full title:WASHINGTON v . UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 23, 1958

Citations

357 U.S. 348 (1958)
78 S. Ct. 1373

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