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Powell v. Texas, 1967 — 389 U.S. 1012 · caselaw · US
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Powell v. Texas
389 U.S. 1012·Supreme Court of the United States·1967
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Opinion
No. 405.
Powell v. Texas.
Peter Barton Hutt on the motion for American Civil Liberties Union et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from County-Court at Law No. 1, Travis County. (Probable jurisdiction noted, ante, p. 810.) Motions of American Civil Liberties Union et al. and Philadelphia Diagnostic & Relocation Services Corp. for leave to file briefs, as amici curiae, granted.