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Taylor v. Dennis, Warden, 1949 — 336 U.S. 907 · caselaw · US
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Taylor v. Dennis, Warden
336 U.S. 907·Supreme Court of the United States·1949
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Opinion
February 7, 1949.
Per Curiam Decision.
No. 121, Misc.
Taylor v. Dennis, Warden.
Argued January 31-February 1, 1949.
Decided February 7, 1949.
Nesbitt Elmore argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Thurgood Marshall, Frank D. Reeves and Franklin H. Williams. A. A. Carmichael, Attorney General of Alabama, and Bernard F. Sykes, Assistant Attorney General, submitted on brief for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment and order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit are affirmed by an equally divided Court. Mr. Justice Black took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
[See 335 U. S. 252.]