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October Term 2003 · decided Nov 3, 2003

Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza

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  • Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza, OT 2003, November 3, 2003.
  • Citation: 540 U.S. 12.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2003-11-03 (October Term 2003). Citation: 540 U.S. 12. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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