Thompson v. United States, 400 U.S. 17 (1970)

400 U.S. 17
91 S. Ct. 122
27 L. Ed. 2d 17
27 L. Ed. 2d 117
1970 SCDB 4
1970 U.S. LEXIS 643
US-DOC-26707883
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Thompson v. United States, 400 U.S. 17 (1970)
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
Oct. 26, 1970
[p. 17]
THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 5272. Decided October 26, 1970
Certiorari granted; 421 F. 2d 373, vacated and remanded to the District Court.
Per Curiam.
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the pétition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for considération of the request contained in the mémorandum filed in this Court by the Solicitor General.
Mr. Justice Black, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins, would grant certiorari and reverse the decision below for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinions in Abbate n. United States, 359 U. S. 187, 201 (1959), and Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U. S. 121, 150 (1959).
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