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SHAFFER v. BRIDGES, 1970 — 397 U.S. 94 · caselaw · US
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SHAFFER v. BRIDGES
397 U.S. 94·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
SHAFFER v. BRIDGES
No. 535,
Misc.
Decided February 27, 1970
James Robertson and Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner for appellant.
A. F. Summer, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Will S. Wells, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion of the appellant for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motion to dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed as moot.