Smith v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

January 12, 1959

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1959-01-12

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Decided 1959-01-12

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Cited by 16 later decisions (3 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1976

4 federal appellate · 2 district · 6 state decisions

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¶1

Daniel Smith, Jr., pro se.

¶2

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Anderson, Beatrice Rosenberg and Mr. J. F. Bishop, for the United States.

¶3

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Court.

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The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court with directions to allow the appeal in forma pauperis. Order per curiam.