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October Term 1968 · decided Mar 24, 1969

Harris, U.S. District Judge (Walker, Real Party in Interest) v. Nelson, Warden

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  • Harris v. Nelson, OT 1968, March 24, 1969.
  • Citation: 394 U.S. 286.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1969-03-24 (October Term 1968). Citation: 394 U.S. 286. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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