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Brown v. Indiana, 1961 — 366 U.S. 954 · caselaw · US
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Brown v. Indiana
366 U.S. 954·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
Mr. Justice Douglas would grant the petition for certiorari and reverse the judgment below on the authority of Smith v. Bennett, 365 U. S. 708.
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Opinion
No. 953, Misc.
Brown v. Indiana.
Petitioner pro se. Edwin K. Steers, Attorney General of Indiana, for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Indiana denied without prejudice to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the appropriate United States District Court, it appearing from the papers submitted that the State is prepared to concede that petitioner has exhausted state remedies.
Mr. Justice Douglas would grant the petition for certiorari and reverse the judgment below on the authority of Smith v. Bennett, 365 U. S. 708.