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General
Oyler v. Adams, Warden; and Crabtree v. Adams, Warden
365 U.S. 826·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
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Opinion
No. 746.
No. 747.
Oyler v. Adams, Warden; and Crabtree v. Adams, Warden.
[MAJORITY]
Certiorari, ante, p. 810, to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. It is ordered that David Ginsburg, Esquire, of Washington, District of Columbia, a member of the Bar of this' Court, be, and he is hereby, appointed to serve as counsel for petitioners in these cases.