Tillman v. United States

Citation395 U.S. 830,89 S.Ct. 2143,23 L.Ed.2d 742
Decision Date23 June 1969
Docket NumberNo. 1879,M,1879
PartiesJohn P. TILLMAN et al. v. UNITED STATES. isc
CourtUnited States Supreme Court

Howard Moore, Jr., for petitioners.

Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson and Beatrice Rosenberg, for the United States.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari as to petitioner Fox are granted. The judgment is vacated in part and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georga for further consideration in light of Alderman v. United States, 394 U.S. 165, 89 S.Ct. 961, 22 L.Ed.2d 176. Mr. Justice BLACK dissents. As to all other petitioners the petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

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