Swain v. Alabama

Swain v. Alabama, 381 U.S. 921 (1965)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: May 17, 1965
Docket: No. 64
Citations: 381 U.S. 92185 S. Ct. 1528

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380 U. S. 202 . Motion of the American Civil Liberties Union for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, in support of rehearing, granted. Petition for rehearing denied.

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Ex Parte Dobard435 So. 2d 1351 (Ala. 1983)
Dobard v. State435 So. 2d 1338 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)
Commonwealth v. Edney464 A.2d 1386 (Pa. 1983)
Dunbar v. Commonwealth809 S.W.2d 852 (Ky. 1991)
Johnson v. State399 N.E.2d 360 (Ind. 1980)
United States v. Alphonse Lewis, Jr.651 F.2d 1163 (6th Cir. 1981)

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Dunbar v. Commonwealth809 S.W.2d 852 (Ky. 1991)
Commonwealth v. Edney464 A.2d 1386 (Pa. 1983)
Ex Parte Dobard435 So. 2d 1351 (Ala. 1983)
State v. Bass466 A.2d 976 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1983)
Dobard v. State435 So. 2d 1338 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)
United States v. Alphonse Lewis, Jr.651 F.2d 1163 (6th Cir. 1981)

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