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Butts v. Harrison, Governor of Virginia, et al., 1965 — 382 U.S. 806 · caselaw · US
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Butts v. Harrison, Governor of Virginia, et al.
382 U.S. 806·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 28,
Misc.
Butts v. Harrison, Governor of Virginia, et al.
Robert L. Segar, Max Dean, Len W. Holt and J. A. Jordan, Jr., for appellant.
Robert Y. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, and Richard N. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from D. C. E. D. Va. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Probable jurisdiction noted and case transferred to appellate docket. The case is consolidated with No. 48 and a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument.