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Smith v. Florida, 405 U.S. 172 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Smith v. Florida, 405 U.S. 172 (1972)
Smith v. Florida No. 70-5055 Argued December 8, 1971 Decided February 24, 1972 405 U.S. 172
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
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Petitioners’ convictions for violation of the Florida vagrancy statute for "wandering or strolling around from place to place without any lawful purpose or object" are vacated and the case is remanded for reconsideration in light of Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, ante, p. 156. Pp. 172-173.
239 So.2d 250 vacated and remanded.
DOUGLAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all Justices joined, except POWELL and REHNQUIST, JJ., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Smith v. Florida, 405 U.S. 172 (1972) in 405 U.S. 172 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1ZCI12HRBATUTQX.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Smith v. Florida, 405 U.S. 172 (1972), in 405 U.S. 172, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1ZCI12HRBATUTQX.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Smith v. Florida, 405 U.S. 172 (1972). cited in 1972, 405 U.S. 172. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1ZCI12HRBATUTQX.
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