Lee, Commissioner of Corrections of Alabama, et al. v. Washington et al.

Decided March 11, 1968. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 75 · 390 U.S. 333 (1968) · Cited 380 times

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Decided 9–0.

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