Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Michael v. California
Michael v. Cal., 386 U.S. 283 (1967)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1967-03-13
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that since the publicity was twelve weeks old at the time the jury was empaneled, it was highly unlikely that it was retained in the jurors’ memories
- "frequent and accepted practice" to close courtroom to spectators during testimony of rape victim
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Per Curiam.
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case remanded for further consideration in light of Chapman v. California, ante, p. 18.
Mr. Justice Stewart would grant cértiorari and reverse -the judgment for the reasons stated in his opinion concurring in the result in Chapman v. California, ante, at 42.