Legal Opinion

Bassett v. Smith

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 15, 1970No. 1658, MiscPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment of the Supreme Court of Georgia affirming the denial of habeas corpus is vacated and the case is remanded to that court for further consideration after petitioner has been afforded adequate access to a copy of the transcript of the trial court hearing on his petition for habeas corpus. Lane v. Brown, 372 U. S. 477 (1963); Long v. District Court, 385 U. S. 192 (1966); cf. Wade v. Wilson, 396 U. S. 282 (1970).

Mr. Justice Marshall and Mr. Justice Blackmun took no part in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Long v. District Court of Iowa, Lee Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Wade v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bassett v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  2. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  3. Billups v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Billups v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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