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Dowd, Warden, v. United States ex rel. Cook, 1950 — 340 U.S. 849 · caselaw · US
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Dowd, Warden, v. United States ex rel. Cook
340 U.S. 849·Supreme Court of the United States·1950
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Opinion
No. 66.
Dowd, Warden, v. United States ex rel. Cook.
J. Emmett McManamon, Attorney General of Indiana, Merl M. Wall and Charles F. O’Connor, Deputy Attorneys General, for petitioner.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari granted.