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October Term 1965 · decided Oct 18, 1965

James v. Louisiana

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James v. Louisiana, OT 1965, October 18, 1965.
Citation: 382 U.S. 36.
Vote: 9 to 0.
Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1965-10-18 (October Term 1965). Citation: 382 U.S. 36. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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