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October Term 2003 · decided Feb 24, 2004

Delma Banks, Jr. v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

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  • Delma Banks, Jr. v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, OT 2003, February 24, 2004.
  • Citation: 540 U.S. 668.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2004-02-24 (October Term 2003). Citation: 540 U.S. 668. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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