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Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1980 — 449 U.S. 945 · caselaw · US
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Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
449 U.S. 945·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
The Chief Justice, Justice White, and Justice Rehnquist dissent and would deny the petition for writ of certiorari.
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Opinion
No. 80-74.
Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of the position presently asserted by the Solicitor General in his brief filed October 3, 1980.
The Chief Justice, Justice White, and Justice Rehnquist dissent and would deny the petition for writ of certiorari.