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Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent, 1969 — 396 U.S. 898 · caselaw · US
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Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent
396 U.S. 898·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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No. 13.
Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent.
[For earlier orders herein, see, e. g., 395 U. S. 918.]
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 8th Cir. Motion of Gerald H. Gott-lieb and Earl Klein, pro sese, for leave to file the amici curiae brief in the case of Boykin v. Alabama, No. 642, October Term, 1968, in this case, denied.