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October Term 1957 · decided Oct 14, 1957

Scales v. United States.

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Scales v. United States., OT 1957, October 14, 1957.
Citation: 355 U.S. 1.
Vote: 9 to 0.
Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1957-10-14 (October Term 1957). Citation: 355 U.S. 1. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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