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Mills v. Alabama, 1965 — 382 U.S. 936 · caselaw · US
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Mills v. Alabama
382 U.S. 936·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 597.
Mills v. Alabama.
Kenneth Perrine for appellant.
Richmond M. Flowers, Attorney General of Alabama, and Leslie Hall, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
James C. Barton for Alabama Press Association et al., as amici curiae, in support of appellant.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from Sup. Ct. Ala. Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction in this case is postponed to the hearing of the case on the merits.