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375 U.S. 2 84 Supreme Court Reporter 80 11 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 41 Clyde PICKELSIMER, Jr.v.Louie L. WAINWRIGHT. Martin Atlantic MIHELCICH, petitioner, versus Louie WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections. Donald COWAN, Corrections Florida. Joseph R. DUMOND, Rex or Regina bert Clayton SHARP, William E. BAKER, Sidney James HEARD, L.L. Arthel CAMPBELL, [2-Continued] Lafayette MITCHELL, Roy KITCHENS, Nos. 16, 36, 54, 55, 60, 62, 70, 71, 86, 87, Misc. the October 14, 1963 Petitioners pro se. Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen. Fla., and G. Spicola, Jr., Asst. Gen., for respondents Pickelsimer, Sharp Heard. George Georgieff, Mihelcich, Cowan Kitchens. Mahorner, Dumond, Baker, Campbell Mitchell. PER CURIAM. 1 The motions leave to proceed in forma pauperis petitions writs certiorari are granted. judgments vacated cases remanded Florida further consideration light Gideon Wainwright, 372 335, 83 792, 9 799. Mr. Justice HARLAN, dissenting. 3 & N Dec. Immigration Nationality Decisions am unable agree with Court's summary disposition these 10 cases, believe that federal question which they present common is deserving full-dress consideration. That whether denial an indigent defendant's right court-appointed counsel a state criminal trial as established last Term 799, overruling Betts Brady, 316 455, 62 1252, 86 L.Ed. 1595, invalidates his pre-Gigeon conviction. 4 When this constrained change well-established constitutional rules governing proceedings, has been done here other recent see, e.g., Mapp Ohio, 367 643, 81 1684, 6 1081; Ker California, 374 23, 1623, 726; Douglas 353, 814, 811, it seems me constitutionally required apply new rule retrospectively, may well require reopening long since finally adjudicated accordance then applicable decisions Court, one should be decided only after informed deliberate Surely no general answer found 'the fiction law now announced always law.' Griffin Illinois, 351 12, 26, 76 585, 594, 100 891 (Frankfurter, J., concurring). Nor do circumstance was context collateral proceeding rather than upon direct review, were doctrines enunciated Ker, forecloses retroactivity issue instance.1 5 In current swift pace change, time come deal definitively important far-reaching subject.2 Without intimating any view how would set more them argument.3 opinion contains discussion issue. Similarly, we summarily judgment Gideon, Bryant 492, 1884, 1047, not treated disposiitions. Such Eskridge Washington State Prison Board, 357 214, 78 1061, 1269, Norvell 373 420, 1366 456, hardly constitute precedents application. all but two suggests can supported on adequate independent ground, even though denied relief without hearing explanatory opinion, despite apparent concession 36 87 court did face adversely petitioners. It abundantly clear each grounds suggested either plainly unavailing so tenuous disrespectful regard basis cout's judgment. Cf. Klinger Missouri, 13 Wall. 257, 20 635; Adams Russell, 229 358-359, 33 846, 847-848, 57 1224; Williams Kaiser, 323 471, 478-479, 65 363, 367-368, 89 398. Accordingly, satisfied properly before cases.

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