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Edwards v. United States

U.S.
Nov 12, 1957
355 U.S. 36 (1957)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

No. 108, Misc.

Decided November 12, 1957.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded with instructions to afford petitioner an opportunity to substantiate his allegations.

John T. Miller, Jr. for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney, Beatrice Rosenberg and J. F. Bishop for the United States.


The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is vacated and the case is remanded to that Court with instructions to afford the petitioner an opportunity to substantiate his allegations. Farley v. United States, 354 U.S. 521; Johnson v. United States, 352 U.S. 565.


Summaries of

Edwards v. United States

U.S.
Nov 12, 1957
355 U.S. 36 (1957)
Case details for

Edwards v. United States

Case Details

Full title:EDWARDS v . UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Nov 12, 1957

Citations

355 U.S. 36 (1957)
78 S. Ct. 124

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