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Pate, Warden v. Robinson, 1965 — 382 U.S. 890 · caselaw · US
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Pate, Warden v. Robinson
382 U.S. 890·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 382.
Pate, Warden v. Robinson.
William G. Clark, Attorney General of Illinois, and Richard A. Michael and A. Zola Groves, Assistant Attorneys General, for petitioner.
Respondent pro se.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir.
Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted. The parties are requested to brief and argue, in addition to the questions presented, the question whether any of the further proceedings contemplated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals should be conducted in the appropriate Illinois courts rather than in the District Court.