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Gillespie v. United States, 1971 — 402 U.S. 938 · caselaw · US
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Gillespie v. United States
402 U.S. 938·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
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Opinion
No. 5052.
Gillespie v. United States.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for reconsideration in light of this Court’s decisions in Haynes v. United States, 390 U. S. 85 (1968), and United States v. United States Coin & Currency, 401 U. S. 715.