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Sheppard v. Maxwell, Warden, 1965 — 382 U.S. 916 · caselaw · US
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Sheppard v. Maxwell, Warden
382 U.S. 916·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 490.
Sheppard v. Maxwell, Warden.
F. Lee Bailey and Russell A. Sherman for petitioner.
William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of Ohio, and David L. Kessler, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Bernard A. Berkman and Mel vin L. Wulj for the American Civil Liberties Union et al., as amici curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of the American Civil Liberties Union et al. for leave to file brief, as amici curiae, granted. Certiorari granted.
John T. Corrigan and Gertrude Bauer Mahon for the State of Ohio, as amicus curiae, on behalf of respondent.