Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Santana v. Texas
397 U.S. 596
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1970-04-27
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- directing reconsideration in light of In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970), which held that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment required proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a juvenile cases
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 53 opinions
Per Curiam.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of Texas for further consideration in light of In re Winship, ante, p. 358.
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Stewart dissent for the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinion of The Chief Justice in In re Winship, ante, p. 375. Mr. Justice Black dissents for the reasons set forth in his dissenting opinion in In re Winship, ante, p. 377.