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North Carolina et al. v. Pearce; Simpson, Warden v. Rice, 1969 — 393 U.S. 1073 · caselaw · US
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North Carolina et al. v. Pearce; Simpson, Warden v. Rice
393 U.S. 1073·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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Opinion
No. 413.
No. 418.
North Carolina et al. v. Pearce. Simpson, Warden v. Rice.
William W. Van Alstyne and Melvin L. Wulf on the motion.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 4th Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 922]; and C. A. 5th Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 932.] Motion of American Civil Liberties Union et al. for leave to file a brief, as
amici curiae, granted.