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WAINWRIGHT v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 13.

392 U.S. 598 (1968)

WAINWRIGHT v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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.

PER CURIAM.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, concurring.

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 opinion of my Brother DOUGLAS I agree that the dispositive federal issue in this case is whether the petitioner used an unreasonable amount of force in resisting what on this record must be regarded...

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