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Benton v. Maryland

393 U.S. 994 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1968-12-16 Docket No. 201 English

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No. 201.
Benton v. Maryland.

Ct. Sp. App. Md. [Certiorari granted, 392 U. S. 925 .] Case restored to the docket for reargument on March 24, 1969, limited to the following question, not specified in the original writ: Does the “concurrent sentence doctrine,” enunciated in Hira-bayashi v. United States, 320 U. S. 81 , 105, and subsequent cases, have continuing validity in light of such decisions as Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U. S. 629 , 633, n. 2, Peyton v. Rowe, 391 U. S. 54 , Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U. S. 234 , 237-238, and Sibron v. New York, 392 U. S. 40 , 50-58? The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief expressing the views of the United States and to participate in oral argument.

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