Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Trent v. United States

498 U.S. 814

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-10-01
Topic
general

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.