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Puerto Rico v. Sampedro, 1960 — 364 U.S. 915 · caselaw · US
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Puerto Rico v. Sampedro
364 U.S. 915·Supreme Court of the United States·1960
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Opinion
No. 464.
Puerto Rico v. Sampedro.
Hiram R. Cando, Attorney General of Puerto Rico, Juan B. Fernandez Badillo, Solicitor General, and Arturo Estrella, Deputy Solicitor General, for petitioner. Gerardo Ortiz Del Rivero for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 1st Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied.