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CAMARA v. UNITED STATES
364 U.S. 2834 L. Ed. 2d 1720·Supreme Court of the United States·1960
Mr. Justice Frankfurter would reverse on the basis of his dissenting opinion in Rios v. United States, ante, p. 233, and Elkins v. United States, ante, p. 233, decided this day.
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Opinion
CAMARA v. UNITED STATES.
No. 605,
Misc.
Decided June 27, 1960.
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. for petitioner.
Solicitor General Rankin 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. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for consideration in light of Elkins v. United States, ante, p. 206, decided this day.
Mr. Justice Frankfurter would reverse on the basis of his dissenting opinion in Rios v. United States, ante, p. 233, and Elkins v. United States, ante, p. 233, decided this day.