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October Term 1966 · decided Apr 11, 1967

Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.

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  • Specht v. Patterson, OT 1966, April 11, 1967.
  • Citation: 386 U.S. 605.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1967-04-11 (October Term 1966). Citation: 386 U.S. 605. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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