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OTWELL v. CALIFORNIA, 386 U.S. 276 (1967)

United States Supreme Court

OTWELL v. CALIFORNIA(1967)

No. 44

Decided: March 13, 1967

Certiorari granted; vacated and remanded.

Alf Stavig for petitioner.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case remanded for further consideration in light of Chapman v. California, ante, p. 18.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART would grant certiorari and reverse the judgment for the reasons stated in his opinion concurring in the result in Chapman v. California, ante, at 42. [386 U.S. 276, 277]  

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OTWELL v. CALIFORNIA, 386 U.S. 276 (1967)

Citation: 386 U.S. 276

Docket No: No. 44

Decided: March 13, 1967

Court: United States Supreme Court

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