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Thompson v. United States

U.S.
Oct 26, 1970
400 U.S. 17 (1970)

Opinion

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.


The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition 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 consideration of the request contained in the memorandum 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 v. United States, 359 U.S. 187, 201 (1959), and Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121, 150 (1959).


Summaries of

Thompson v. United States

U.S.
Oct 26, 1970
400 U.S. 17 (1970)
Case details for

Thompson v. United States

Case Details

Full title:THOMPSON v . UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 26, 1970

Citations

400 U.S. 17 (1970)
91 S. Ct. 122

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