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TROUTMAN v. UNITED STATES, 1970 — 397 U.S. 48 · caselaw · US
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TROUTMAN v. UNITED STATES
397 U.S. 48·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
TROUTMAN v. UNITED STATES
No. 623.
Decided February 24, 1970
George C. Pontikes for petitioner in No. 623. Howard Moore, Jr., for petitioner in No. 411, Misc.
Solicitor General Griswold, eral Wilson, and Philip R. Monahan for the United States in No. 623. Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Jerome Feit, and Edward Fenig for the United States in No. 411, Mise.
Together with No. 411, Misc., Battiste v. United States, on petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion to proceed in forma pauperis Misc., is granted. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted, the judgments are vacated, and the cases remanded to the respective United States Courts of Appeals for further consideration in light of Gutknecht v. United States, 396 U. S. 295.