Document: 435 U.S. 559 98 S.Ct. 1596 56 L.Ed.2d 547 Maurice PROCTORv.WARDEN, MARYLAND PENITENTIARY No. 77-5898 Supreme Court of the United States April 17, 1978 On petition for writ certiorari to Appeals Fourth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 A Federal District entered a final order denying petitioner habeas corpus relief. Under federal law had statutory right appellate review that decision. 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Because it appears effective may not have been accorded in this case, is granted, and case remanded 2 The pleaded guilty narcotics firearms violations Criminal Baltimore City was sentenced term 20 years Maryland state penitentiary. In 1975, after exhausting post-conviction remedies, he filed Maryland, alleging several specific constitutional occurred prosecution. dismissed without an evidentiary hearing. petitioner, pro se, took appeal Appeals, which affirmed following language: 3 "PER CURIAM: 4 "A record district court's opinion discloses from court relief under 42 1983 merit. Accordingly, reasons stated by court. Blizzard v. Mahan, C/A 76-0117-CRT (E.D.N.C., Sept. 13, 1976). "AFFIRMED." 5 Clearly, per curiam has nothing whatsoever do with petitioner's case. He corpus, civil rights action 1983. sought one North Carolina. short, wholly unrelated case.* 6 It be contentions are frivolous. But enough just result reached. "[T]o perform its high function best way 'justice must satisfy appearance justice.' Offutt States, 348 11, 14, 75 99 L.Ed. 11." re Murchison, 349 133, 136, 623, 942 (1955); cf. Gault, 387 1, 26, 87 1428, 18 527 (1967). exercise our power "require such further proceedings as circumstances," 2106, we grant motion leave proceed forma pauperis certiorari, vacate judgment remand consideration. 7 so ordered. * 77-939, Mahan (denied, 951, 1576, 55 800), shows Appeals' (filed on same day present case) identical quoted text above.

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