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Chapman v. Wilson, Warden, et al., 1960 — 362 U.S. 966 · caselaw · US
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Chapman v. Wilson, Warden, et al.
362 U.S. 966·Supreme Court of the United States·1960
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Opinion
No. 3,
Misc.
Chapman v. Wilson, Warden, et al.
Petitioner pro se.
Stanley Mosk, Attorney General of California, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Arlo E. Smith, Deputy Attorney General, for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
The motion to substitute Fred Dickson in the place of Lawrence E. Wilson is denied. Petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the Supreme Court of California denied.