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Smith v. Bennett

363 U.S. 834 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1960-06-27 Docket No. 785 English

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p. 834
No. 785,
Misc.
Smith v. Bennett, Warden.
It is ordered that Luther L. Hill, Jr., Esquire, of Des Moines, Iowa, be, and he is hereby, appointed to serve as counsel for appellant in this case. Appellant pro se. Norman A. Erbe, Attorney General of Iowa, for respondent.

Appeal from the Supreme Court of Iowa. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari is granted limited to the question decided in Burns v. Ohio, 360 U. S. 252 . Case transferred to the appellate docket.