General

WHIDDON v. UNITED STATES

396 U.S. 12·Supreme Court of the United States·1969

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Opinion

WHIDDON v. UNITED STATES No. 267, Misc. Decided October 20, 1969 Solicitor General Griswold for the United States. [MAJORITY — Per Curiam.] Per Curiam. The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for resentencing. Prince v. United States, 352 U. S. 322, and Heflin v. United States, 358 U. S. 415.

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