Supreme Court of the United States, 1959

Weston v. Sigler

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 26, 1959 · Per Curiam

361 U.S. 37; 80 S. Ct. 141; 4 L. Ed. 2d 111; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 232 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Lemuel C. Parker for petitioner., Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, George M. Ponder, First Assistant Attorney General, and J. St. Clair Favrot for respondent..

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

United States of America Ex Rel. Ronald H. Connelly v. Warren A. Cormier, Superintendent of the Louisiana Correctional Institute (5th Cir. 1960)
The United States of America, Ex Rel. Emile Weston, Jr. v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary (5th Cir. 1962)
Fay v. Noia (Supreme Court of the United States 1963)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

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 instructions to hear on the merits the petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus.

The stay of execution heretofore entered by the District Court is continued in effect pending such hearing and any appeal taken therefrom. ■ ;

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