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Wainwright, Corrections Director v. Cullins et al., 1964 — 379 U.S. 845 · caselaw · US
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Wainwright, Corrections Director v. Cullins et al.
379 U.S. 845·Supreme Court of the United States·1964
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No. 81.
Wainwright, Corrections Director v. Cullins et al.
James W. Kynes, Attorney General of Florida, and George R. Georgieff, Assistant Attorney General, for petitioner. A. K. Black for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Motion of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.