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Reeves v. Alabama, 1957 — 352 U.S. 965 · caselaw · US
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Reeves v. Alabama
352 U.S. 965·Supreme Court of the United States·1957
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Opinion
No. 401,
Misc.
Reeves v. Alabama.
Peter A. Hall, Orzell Billingsley, Jr. and Jack Greenberg for petitioner. John Patterson, Attorney General of Alabama, Bernard F. Sykes, Assistant Attorney General, and Robert B. Stewart for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama granted.