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Drotar v. United States; Weber v. United States; Cochran v. United States; Miller v. United States, 1971 — 402 U.S. 939 · caselaw · US
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Drotar v. United States; Weber v. United States; Cochran v. United States; Miller v. United States
402 U.S. 939·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
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Opinion
No. 5111.
No. 5927.
No. 6306.
No. 6645.
Drotar v. United States. Weber v. United States. Cochran v. United States. Miller v. United States.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 416 F. 2d 914;
C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 429 F. 2d 148;
C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 432 F. 2d 1356; and
C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 437 F. 2d 1199. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded for reconsideration in light of this Court’s decisions in Leary v. United States, 395 U. S. 6 (1969), and United States v. United States Coin & Currency, 401 U. S. 715.