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October Term 2002 · decided Feb 25, 2003

Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

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  • Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, OT 2002, February 25, 2003.
  • Citation: 537 U.S. 322.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2003-02-25 (October Term 2002). Citation: 537 U.S. 322. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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