Supreme Court of the United States, 1965

Seals v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 8, 1965 · Per Curiam

380 U.S. 254; 85 S. Ct. 943 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Vernon Crawford, Morton Stavis, Martin R. Bradley, Jr., Arthur Kinoy and William M. Kunstler for petitioner., Richmond M. Flowers, Attorney General of Alabama, and Leslie Hall, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

In re Smith (United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1971)
Thorbus v. Beto (District Court, W.D. Texas 1971)
Orum v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1970)
Wilson v. State (Ala. 1966)
Harris v. State (Ala. Ct. App. 1965)
Seals v. State (Ala. 1968)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The Court is of the view that on the record the petitioner is an indigent. Therefore, the judgment must be reversed. Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U. S. 12.

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