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CROUSE, WARDEN v. WOOD, 1970 — 399 U.S. 520 · caselaw · US
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CROUSE, WARDEN v. WOOD
399 U.S. 52090 S. Ct. 2234·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
Mr. Justice Harlan is of the opinion that certiorari should be denied. However, the case having been taken for review, he would affirm the judgment below for the reasons stated in his separate opinion in Chambers v. Maroney, ante, p. 55.
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Opinion
CROUSE, WARDEN v. WOOD
No. 936.
Decided June 29, 1970
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion of the respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of cer-tiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit for further consideration in light of Chambers v. Maroney, ante, p. 42.
Mr. Justice Harlan is of the opinion that certiorari should be denied. However, the case having been taken for review, he would affirm the judgment below for the reasons stated in his separate opinion in Chambers v. Maroney, ante, p. 55.