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Burns v. Alabama, 1945 — 326 U.S. 765 · caselaw · US
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Burns v. Alabama
326 U.S. 765·Supreme Court of the United States·1945
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Opinion
No. 228.
Burns v. Alabama.
November 5, 1945.
[MAJORITY]
The petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama is denied and the order granting a stay of execution is vacated.
Mr. Horace C. Alford for petitioner.
Robert B. Harwood, Attorney General of Alabama, and John 0. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Mr. Justice Black; took no part in the consideration or decision of these applications.