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449 U.S. 808

Mitchell v. D. R.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 6, 1980

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1980-10-06

Relies on Harris v. McRae · Williams v. Zbaraz

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Decided 1980-10-06

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Cited by 107 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 2008 · most notably Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. (1991), Aguilar v. Felton Secretary United States Department of Education (1985)

36 federal appellate · 6 district · 39 state decisions

750198019902000decided

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¶1Appeal from C. A. 10th Cir. Motion of appellee for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Harris v. McRae, 448 U. S. 297 (1980), and Williams v. Zbaraz, 448 U. S. 358 (1980).

Justice Blackmun, with whom Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join, would affirm the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

¶2He therefore dissents and does so for the reasons set forth in the respective dissenting opinions filed by him and Justice Brennan in Harris v. McRaeand its companion cases, 448 U. S., at 348 and 329.

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