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October Term 1974 · decided Mar 24, 1975

Cox, Former Assistant Director for Treatment, Virginia Division of Corrections, et al. v. Cook

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  • Cox, Former Assistant Director for Treatment, Virginia Division of Corrections v. Cook, OT 1974, March 24, 1975.
  • Citation: 420 U.S. 734.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1975-03-24 (October Term 1974). Citation: 420 U.S. 734. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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