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United States v. California
379 U.S. 804·Supreme Court of the United States·1964
The Chief Justice -and Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
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Opinion
October 12, 1964.
No. 5,
Original.
United States v. California.
Movant pro se. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General of California, Charles E. Corker and Howard S. Goldin, Assistant Attorneys General, Jay L. Shavelson, Warren J. Abbott and N. Gregory Taylor, Deputy Attorneys General, and Richard H. Keatinge for defendant, in opposition.
[For earlier orders herein, see 375 U. S. 927, 990; 377 U. S. 926, 986.]
[MAJORITY]
The motion of Carl Whitson for leave to present oral argument, as amicus curiae, is denied.
The Chief Justice -and Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.