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REEVES v. ALABAMA

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Case Basics

Docket No.

Petitioner

Reeves

Respondent

Alabama

Decided By

Warren Court (1957-1958)

Opinion

355 U.S. 368 (1958)

Argued

January 8-9, 1958

Decided

Monday, January 13, 1958

Term:

1950-1959
- 1957

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 8 votes for Alabama, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Writ Improvidently Granted

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REEVES v. ALABAMA. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 28 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_66>.

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