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Oister v. Pennsylvania

U.S.
Jun 22, 1964
378 U.S. 568 (1964)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA.

No. 682, Misc.

Decided June 22, 1964.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.

Reported below: 201 Pa. Super. 251, 191 A.2d 851.

Joseph Knox Fornance for petitioner.


The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion of this Court in Jackson v. Denno, ante, p. 368.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE CLARK, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN and MR. JUSTICE STEWART dissent for the reasons stated in their dissenting opinions in Jackson v. Denno, supra.


Summaries of

Oister v. Pennsylvania

U.S.
Jun 22, 1964
378 U.S. 568 (1964)
Case details for

Oister v. Pennsylvania

Case Details

Full title:OISTER v . PENNSYLVANIA

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 22, 1964

Citations

378 U.S. 568 (1964)

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