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Bostick v. South Carolina et al.
385 U.S. 813·Supreme Court of the United States·1966
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Opinion
No. 62,
Misc.
Bostick v. South Carolina et al.
Lincoln C. Jenkins, Jr., and Matthew J. Perry for petitioner.
Daniel R. McLeod, Attorney General of South Carolina, E. N. Brandon, Assistant Attorney General, and Randolph Murdaugh for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. S. C. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted limited to the jury question. Case transferred to the appellate docket.