434 U.S. 356
Supreme Court of the United States
January 17, 1978
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1978-01-17
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Affirmed · 4–4 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1978-01-17
Cited by 58 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently January 2010 · most notably Trafelet v. Thompson (1979), State v. Maldonado (1978)
14 federal appellate · 13 state decisions
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On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Jan. 17, 1978.
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
Mr. Justice BLACKMUN took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.