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Aguirre v. California, 1971 — 402 U.S. 923 · caselaw · US
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Aguirre v. California
402 U.S. 923·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Harlan would grant certiorari, vacate judgment below, and remand case in light of Chimel v. California, 395 U. S. 752 (1969), and his separate opinion in Mackey v. United States (and companion cases), 401 U. S. 667, 675.
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Opinion
No. 6484.
Aguirre v. California.
[MAJORITY]
Ct. App. Cal., 2d App. Dist. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Harlan would grant certiorari, vacate judgment below, and remand case in light of Chimel v. California, 395 U. S. 752 (1969), and his separate opinion in Mackey v. United States (and companion cases), 401 U. S. 667, 675.