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BREATON v. UNITED STATES, 1959 — 361 U.S. 117 · caselaw · US
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BREATON v. UNITED STATES
361 U.S. 117·Supreme Court of the United States·1959
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Opinion
BREATON v. UNITED STATES.
No. 54,
Misc.
Decided November 23, 1959.
Petitioner pro se.
Solicitor General Rankin 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 vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court for further consideration in the light of Public Law 86-320, approved September 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 590.