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October Term 2001 · decided Jun 17, 2002

Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold

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  • Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold, OT 2001, June 17, 2002.
  • Citation: 536 U.S. 214.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2002-06-17 (October Term 2001). Citation: 536 U.S. 214. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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