Cotter v. California, 38

Decision Date13 March 1967
Docket NumberNo. 38,M,38
PartiesWilliam Earl COTTER, Jr. v. CALIFORNIA. isc
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

William Earl Cotter, pro se.

Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen. of California, William E. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Gordon Ringer, Deputy Atty. Gen., for respondent.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of California.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case remanded for further consideration in light of Chapman v. State of California, 386 U.S. 18, 87 S.Ct. 824.

Mr. Justice STEWART would grant certiorari and reverse the judgment for the reasons stated in his opinion concurring in the result in Chapman v. State of California, 386 U.S., at 42, 87 S.Ct., at 837.

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