Atkins v. Ellis

Atkins v. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

Atkins v. Ellis, 355 U.S. 936 (1958)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: January 27, 1958
Docket: No. 332
Citations: 355 U.S. 93678 S. Ct. 4192 L. Ed. 2d 4181958 U.S. LEXIS 1633

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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. Certiorari denied.

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United States v. Hoffa349 F.2d 20 (6th Cir. 1965)
United States v. David Bueno447 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1971)
United States v. Rufus Eafie Harrell436 F.2d 606 (5th Cir. 1970)
United States v. Francis William Groessel440 F.2d 602 (5th Cir. 1971)
United States v. Sidney Levine and Mpd Film Productions, Inc.546 F.2d 658 (5th Cir. 1977)
Lawrence R. Kadis v. United States373 F.2d 370 (1st Cir. 1967)

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State v. Morse617 P.2d 1141 (Ariz. 1980)
United States v. Donald Wayne Hughes626 F.2d 619 (9th Cir. 1980)
United States v. Michael A. Wolffs594 F.2d 77 (5th Cir. 1979)

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