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October Term 2004 · decided Mar 7, 2005

Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al.

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  • Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al., OT 2004, March 7, 2005.
  • Citation: 544 U.S. 74.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2005-03-07 (October Term 2004). Citation: 544 U.S. 74. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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