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Samuels et al. v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.; and Fernandez v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al., 1968 — 393 U.S. 975 · caselaw · US
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Samuels et al. v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.; and Fernandez v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.
393 U.S. 975·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
No. 580.
No. 844,
Mise.
Samuels et al. v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.; and Fernandez v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al.
Victor Rabinowitz and Leonard B. Boudin for appellants in No. 580, and Eleanor Jackson Piel for appellant in No. 844, Mise. Peter J. O’Connor for Mackell, Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York, pro se, and Mortimer Sattler, Assistant Attorney General, for ap-pellees in both cases.
[MAJORITY]
Appeals from D. C. S. D. N. Y. Probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated and one hour allotted for oral argument. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in No. 844, Mise., granted and case transferred to appellate docket.