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Vale v. Louisiana, 1969 — 396 U.S. 813 · caselaw · US
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Vale v. Louisiana
396 U.S. 813·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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Opinion
No. 43,
Misc.
Vale v. Louisiana.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, William P. Schuler, Assistant Attorney General, Jim Garrison, and Louise Korns for appellee.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from Sup. Ct. La. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Further consideration of question of jurisdiction postponed to hearing of case on the merits and review limited to the search and seizure question. Case transferred to appellate docket.