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October Term 1967 · decided Jun 3, 1968

Witherspoon v. Illinois et al.

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  • Witherspoon v. Illinois, OT 1967, June 3, 1968.
  • Citation: 391 U.S. 510.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1968-06-03 (October Term 1967). Citation: 391 U.S. 510. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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