WEIGNER v. RUSSELL, 372 U.S. 767 (1963)

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WEIGNER v. RUSSELL, 372 U.S. 767 (1963) 372 U.S. 767

WEIGNER v. RUSSELL, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
No. 56, Misc.
Decided April 22, 1963.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for further consideration in light of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335.

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GILES v. MARYLAND, 372 U.S. 767 (1963) 372 U.S. 767

GILES ET AL. v. MARYLAND.
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND.
No. 834.
Decided April 22, 1963.

Appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

Reported below: 229 Md. 370, 183 A. 2d 359.

Hal Witt and Richard J. Scupi for appellants.

Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland, Robert C. Murphy, Deputy Attorney General, and Russell R. Reno, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

James H. Heller and Lawrence Speiser for the National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, in support of appellants.

PER CURIAM.

The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.




U.S. Supreme Court

WEIGNER v. RUSSELL, 372 U.S. 767 (1963) 372 U.S. 767

WEIGNER v. RUSSELL, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
No. 56, Misc.
Decided April 22, 1963.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for further consideration in light of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335.

Page 372 U.S. 767, 768

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U.S. Supreme Court

GILES v. MARYLAND, 372 U.S. 767 (1963) 372 U.S. 767

GILES ET AL. v. MARYLAND.
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND.
No. 834.
Decided April 22, 1963.

Appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

Reported below: 229 Md. 370, 183 A. 2d 359.

Hal Witt and Richard J. Scupi for appellants.

Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland, Robert C. Murphy, Deputy Attorney General, and Russell R. Reno, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

James H. Heller and Lawrence Speiser for the National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, in support of appellants.

PER CURIAM.

The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

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