Legal Opinion

Wainwright v. City of New Orleans

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 17, 1968No. 13Published

1Opinion of the Court

392 U.S. 598 (1968)

WAINWRIGHT

v.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

No. 13.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued October 9-10, 1967.

Decided June 17, 1968.

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA.

Melvin L. Wulf argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Norman Dorsen and Marvin M. Karpatkin.

Richard C. Seither argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Alvin J. Liska.

2Per curiam

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

3Concurrence · HarlanJustice Harlan

I wish to state in a few words my reasons for joining in the dismissal of this writ as improvidently granted. For reasons stated in the dissenting…

Also in this document: Concurrence · Fortas; Dissent · Warren; Dissent · Douglas.

4Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Thomas v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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