Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether a habeas petitioner who was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to death in a trial before a judge who admittedly accepted bribes in other contemporaneous criminal cases is entitled to discovery to support his claim that he was denied the right to a trial before an impartial judge?" Brief of petitioner is to be filed with the...
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