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COPPEDGE v. UNITED STATES

No. 157.

369 U.S. 438 (1962)

82 S.Ct. 917

8 L.Ed.2d 21

COPPEDGE v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett Boskey argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Carl W. Belcher argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller, Beatrice Rosenberg and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Tried and convicted in a Federal District Court for an offense against the United States, petitioner applied for leave to appeal his conviction to the Court of Appeals in forma pauperis. His application was denied. The case presents this question: What standard is to be applied by the lower federal courts in passing upon such applications? The articulation of a usable standard has been the source...

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