Robinson v. California: Difference between revisions

By June 25, 1962, Cavi the day the Court handed down this decision, Lawrence Robinson had already been dead for more than ten months. In fact, he was dead before his appeal papers were filed in the Supreme Court. The California Attorney General's office discovered this fact upon remand and notified the Court, since this arguably mooted the case long before its decision. The Court, however, did not vacate the ''Robinson'' decision as moot.<ref>See ''Robinson v. California'', 371 U.S. 905 (1961) (order denying petition for rehearing and abatement of judgment with dissent).</ref> Justices Clark, Harlan, and Stewart dissented, arguing that settled precedent required dismissal for mootness.