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Payton v. New York

439 U.S. 1044 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1978-12-11 Docket No. 78-5420; No. 78-5421 English

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No. 78-5420.
No. 78-5421.
Payton v. New York; and Riddick v. New York.

Appeals from Ct. App. N. Y. Motions of appellants for leave to proceed in

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forma pauperis granted. In No. 78-5420, probable jurisdiction is noted limited to Question 1 presented by the jurisdictional statement. In No. 78-5421, probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated and a total of one hour allotted for oral argument. Reported below: 45 N. Y. 2d 300 , 380 N.