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Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded.
Petitioner pro se.
Thomas Wade Bruton, Attorney General of North Carolina, and Ralph Moody, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
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 .
ACUFF v. TEXAS.
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS.
No. 1348, Misc.
Decided June 17, 1963.
Appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.
Reported below: 172 Tex. Cr. R. 176, 354 S. W. 2d 939.
Appellant pro se.
Waggoner Carr, Attorney General of Texas, and Sam R. Wilson, Linward Shivers, Allo B. Crow, Jr. and Gilbert J. Pena, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. [374 U.S. 491, 492]
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Citation: 374 U.S. 491
Docket No: No. 884
Decided: June 17, 1963
Court: United States Supreme Court
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