Whitus Vs. Balkcom

Whitus vs Balkcom

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided Jun-25-1962

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/100297
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: Jun-25-1962
Case Number: 370 U.S. 728
Subject: Miscellaneous

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Miscellaneous

Key legal issue: Miscellaneous

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Appellant / Petitioner

Whitus

Respondent

Balkcom

Excerpt

whitus v. balkcom - 370 u.s. 728 (1962) u.s. supreme court whitus v. balkcom, 370 u.s. 728 (1962) 370 u.s. 728 whitus v. balkcom, warden. on petition for writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit. no. 1357, misc. decided june 25, 1962. certiorari granted; judgment vacated; case remanded to the district court for a hearing on the merits of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. reported below: 299 f.2d 844 . petitioner pro se. eugene cook, attorney general of georgia, and howard p. wallace, assistant attorney general, for respondent. per curiam. the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. the judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the united states district court for the southern district of georgia for a hearing on the merits of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. mr. justice frankfurter took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. page 370 u.s. 728, 1

Full Judgment

WHITUS v. BALKCOM - 370 U.S. 728 (1962)
U.S. Supreme Court WHITUS v. BALKCOM, 370 U.S. 728 (1962) 370 U.S. 728

WHITUS v. BALKCOM, WARDEN.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 1357, Misc.
Decided June 25, 1962.

Certiorari granted; judgment vacated; case remanded to the District Court for a hearing on the merits of the petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Reported below: 299 F.2d 844 .

Petitioner pro se.

Eugene Cook, Attorney General of Georgia, and Howard P. Wallace, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia for a hearing on the merits of the petition for writ of habeas corpus.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Page 370 U.S. 728, 1

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