Supreme Court of the United States, 1971

Adams v. Illinois

Adams v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 8, 1971
401 U.S. 953; 91 S. Ct. 981 (United States Reports)

Adams v. Illinois

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ill. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Cer-tiorari granted limited to Question 2 as set forth in petition which reads as follows:

“2. Whether Coleman v. Alabama, 399 U. S. 1 (1970) is retroactive and/or applicable to a cause where, prior to trial, the defendant objected to the failure to provide counsel at the preliminary hearing?”

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