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Wallace v. Virginia

WALLACE Et Al. v. VIRGINIA

Wallace v. Virginia, 384 U.S. 891 (1966)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
May 2, 1966
Docket
No. 1011
Judges
Douglas, Brennan, Fortas, Peacock
Citations
384 U.S. 89186 S. Ct. 191616 L. Ed. 2d 9961966 U.S. LEXIS 1142

Opinion — Per Curiam

Per Curiam.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted and the judgments are affirmed.

City of Greenwood v. Peacock, ante, p. 808.

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Douglas, Mr., Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Fortas would reverse the judgments for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Douglas in City of Greenwood v. Peacock, ante, at 835.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 1 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

1966: 41975: 12026: 119662026peak 1966 · 4

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. State of North Carolina v. Reginald A. Hawkins365 F.2d 559 (4th Cir. 1966)
  2. Bar Association of Baltimore City v. Posner391 F. Supp. 76 (D. Maryland 1975)
  3. California v. Stewart385 U.S. 890 (1966)
  4. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harold Lee Jones367 F.2d 154 (4th Cir. 1966)
  5. Thomas Carlton Wansley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, (Three Cases)368 F.2d 71 (4th Cir. 1966)
  6. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Lawrence CharlesNo. 1:26-cv-00932 (E.D. Va. July 22, 2026)

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  1. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Lawrence CharlesNo. 1:26-cv-00932 (E.D. Va. July 22, 2026)
  2. Bar Association of Baltimore City v. Posner391 F. Supp. 76 (D. Maryland 1975)
  3. Thomas Carlton Wansley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, (Three Cases)368 F.2d 71 (4th Cir. 1966)
  4. California v. Stewart385 U.S. 890 (1966)
  5. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Harold Lee Jones367 F.2d 154 (4th Cir. 1966)
  6. State of North Carolina v. Reginald A. Hawkins365 F.2d 559 (4th Cir. 1966)

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