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Van Riper v. United States, 1940 — 311 U.S. 696 · caselaw · US
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Van Riper v. United States
311 U.S. 696·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 439.
Van Riper v. United States.
November 12, 1940.
Mr. John S. Wise, Jr. for petitioner. Solicitor General Biddle and Messrs. Hugh A. Fisher, George F. Kneip, Fred E. Strine, and W. Marvin Smith- for the United States.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.