General

Foster v. California

390 U.S. 994·Supreme Court of the United States·1968

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Opinion

No. 638, Misc. Foster v. California. Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General of California, and Edward A. Hinz, Jr., and Charles P. Just, Deputy Attorneys General, for respondent. [MAJORITY] Ct. App. Cal., 5th App. Dist. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to question whether the conduct of the police lineup resulted in a violation of petitioner’s constitutional rights. Case transferred to appellate docket.

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