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Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming Penitentiary, 1970 — 397 U.S. 1062 · caselaw · US
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Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming Penitentiary
397 U.S. 1062·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
No. 1468,
Misc.
Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming Penitentiary.
Richard A. Mullens for petitioner. Sterling A. Case, Deputy Attorney General of Wyoming, and Jack Speight, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 10th Cir. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to issue of constitutionality of arrest and search, and case transferred to appellate docket.