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Williamson v. Alabama; Wilson v. Alabama; Horsley v. Alabama; Cade v. Alabama; Baldwin v. Alabama; Thomas v. Alabama; Ritter v. Alabama; and Mack v. Alabama, 1980 — 448 U.S. 903 · caselaw · US
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Williamson v. Alabama; Wilson v. Alabama; Horsley v. Alabama; Cade v. Alabama; Baldwin v. Alabama; Thomas v. Alabama; Ritter v. Alabama; and Mack v. Alabama
448 U.S. 903·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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Opinion
No. 79-5026.
No. 79-5301.
No. 79-5458.
No. 79-5525.
No. 79-5563.
No. 79-5709.
No. 79-5741.
No. 79-5835.
Williamson v. Alabama; Wilson v. Alabama; Horsley v. Alabama; Cade v. Alabama; Baldwin v. Alabama; Thomas v. Alabama; Ritter v. Alabama; and Mack v. Alabama.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Ala. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari granted. Judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Beck v. Alabama, 447 U. S. 625 (1980). Reported below: No. 79-5026, 370 So. 2d 1066; No. 79-5301, 371 So. 2d 943; No. 79-5458, 374 So. 2d 375; No. 79-5525, 375 So. 2d 828; No. 79-5563, 372 So. 2d 32; No. 79-5709, 373 So. 2d 1167; No. 79-5741, 375 So. 2d 270; No. 79-5835, 375 So. 2d 504.