Benton v. Maryland (392 U.S. 925)/Opinion of the Court

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland granted limited to the following questions:

(1) Is the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment     applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment? (2) If so, was the petitioner 'twice put in jeopardy' in  this case? Case transferred to the appellate docket and  placed on the summary calendar.