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Swain v. Alabama
377 U.S. 915·Supreme Court of the United States·1964
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Opinion
No. 1093,
Mise.
Swain v. Alabama.
Jack Green-berg, Constance Baker Motley, James M. Nabrit III, Orzell Billingsley, Jr. and Peter A. Hall for petitioner.
Richmond M. Flowers, Attorney General of Alabama, and Leslie Hall, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama granted. Case transferred to the appellate docket.