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Adams v. Illinois

401 U.S. 953 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1971-03-08 Docket No. 6048 English

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p. 953
No. 6048.
Adams v. Illinois.

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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