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McABEE v. UNITED STATES
361 U.S. 537·Supreme Court of the United States·1960
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Opinion
McABEE v. UNITED STATES.
No. 111,
Misc.
Decided February 23, 1960.
Petitioner pro se.
Solicitor General Ra/nkin for the- United States.
[MAJORITY — Per' Curiam.]
Per' Curiam.
The motion for- leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. Upon the -suggestion of the Solicitor General the judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded to that court for consideration in light of Johnson v. United States, 352 U. S. 565, and Ellis v. United States, 356 U. S. 674.