Legal Opinion

Slayton v. Hammer

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 11, 1973No. 71-1245; No. 71-1472; No. 71-1495; No. 72-400Published

1Opinion of the Court

C. A. 4th Cir.;

C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 456 F. 2d 469 ;

C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 457 F. 2d 365; and

C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 465 F. 2d 727. Motions of respondents for leave to- proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Michigan v. Payne, ante, p. 47, and Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, ante, p. 17.

Mr. Justice Douglas would affirm the judgments.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Martin v. Pendergrass v. W. S. Neil, Warden, Helen Jones Recor v. Martha K. Linder, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  2. Robert Rivera v. Jimmy Rose, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  3. William Jacob Bruce v. John W. Wingo, Warden, Kentucky State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972