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October Term 2003 · decided Jun 24, 2004

Robert James Tennard v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

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  • Robert James Tennard v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, OT 2003, June 24, 2004.
  • Citation: 542 U.S. 274.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2004-06-24 (October Term 2003). Citation: 542 U.S. 274. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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