Legal Opinion

Williams v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 22, 1970No. 927Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

399 U.S. 78 (1970)

WILLIAMS

v.

FLORIDA.

No. 927.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued March 4, 1970.

Decided June 22, 1970.

CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, THIRD DISTRICT.

Richard Kanner argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Earl Faircloth, Attorney General, and Ronald W. Sabo, Assistant Attorney General.

Jack Greenberg and Michael Meltsner filed a brief for Virgil Jenkins as amicus curiae urging reversal.

2Opinion of the Court · WhiteJustice White

Prior to his trial for robbery in the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Dissent.

3Cases cited94 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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