Supreme Court of the United States, 1959

Handford v. United States

Handford v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 23, 1959 · No. 578 · Per Curiam
359 U.S. 120; 79 S. Ct. 722; 3 L. Ed. 2d 673; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1306 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Julian Webb for petitioner., Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.

Handford v. United States

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reversed.

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