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FANNON v. UNITED STATES, 1969 — 394 U.S. 457 · caselaw · US
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FANNON v. UNITED STATES
394 U.S. 457·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
Mr. Justice Black dissents.
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Opinion
FANNON v. UNITED STATES.
No. 1274,
Misc.
Decided April 1, 1969.
John J. Cleary for petitioner.
Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Beatrice Rosenberg, and Mervyn Hamburg for the United States.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion to supplement the record is granted. The motion for leave to proceed in -forma 'pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for further consideration in light of Alderman v. United States, ante, p. 165.
Mr. Justice Black dissents.