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ZAVADA v. UNITED STATES, 1958 — 355 U.S. 392 · caselaw · US
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ZAVADA v. UNITED STATES
355 U.S. 3922 L. Ed. 2d 356·Supreme Court of the United States·1958
Mr. Justice Clark, Mr. Justice Harlan, and Mr. Justice Whittaker dissent.
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Opinion
ZAVADA v. UNITED STATES.
No. 65,
Misc.
Decided January 20, 1958.
Petitioner pro se.
Solicitor General Rankin, Warren Olney, III, then Assistant Attorney General, and Beatrice Rosenberg for the United States.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the' Northern District of Ohio for a hearing. Walker v. Johnston, 312 U. S. 275; Holiday v. Johnston, 313 U. S. 342.
Mr. Justice Clark, Mr. Justice Harlan, and Mr. Justice Whittaker dissent.