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Downs v. California, 1955 — 348 U.S. 944 · caselaw · US
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Downs v. California
348 U.S. 944·Supreme Court of the United States·1955
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Opinion
No. 158,
Misc.
Downs v. California.
Petitioner pro se.
Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General of California, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
District Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District. Cer-tiorari denied.
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