Supreme Court of the United States, 1959

Townsend v. Sain

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 9, 1959 · Per Curiam

359 U.S. 64; 79 S. Ct. 655; 3 L. Ed. 2d 634; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1377 (United States Reports)

Counsel

George N. Leighton and William R. Ming, Jr. for appellant., Benjamin S. Adamowski for respondents.

Cases that cite this one

8 later published cases cite this decision. The 6 that cite it most often are listed here.

United States of America Ex Rel. George E. Davis, 25710 v. Howard D. Yeager, Warden (3d Cir. 1971)
Townsend v. Sain (Supreme Court of the United States 1963)
United States Ex Rel. Townsend v. Twomey (District Court, N.D. Illinois 1971)
United States ex rel. Worlow v. Pate (7th Cir. 1969)
Melvin Thompson v. Wingate White, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana (5th Cir. 1968)
Chavez v. Dickson (9th Cir. 1960)

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

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 United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is. vacated and the case is remanded. United States ex rel. Jennings v. Ragen, Warden, 358 U. S. 276.

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