Spencer v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1966-11-21

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Mr. Justice Stewart, concurring. If the Constitution gave me a roving commission to impose upon the criminal courts of Texas my own notions of enlightened policy, I would not join the Court’s opinion. For it is clear to me that the recidivist procedures adopted in recent years by many other States 1 — and by Texas herself since January 1 of last year 2…

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