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NOWAKOWSKI V. MARONEY, 386 U. S. 542 (1967)
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Nowakowski v. Maroney, 386 U.S. 542 (1967)
Nowakowski v. Maroney
No. 222
Argued March 13, 1967
Decided April 10, 1967
386 U.S. 542
Syllabus
When a federal district judge grants a certificate of probable cause necessary to allow a state prisoner to appeal a denial of a writ of habeas corpus, the court of appeals must allow an indigent petitioner to appeal in forma pauperis and dispose of the case in accordance with it ordinary procedure.
Vacated and remanded.