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October Term 2004 · decided Mar 22, 2005

Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton

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  • Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton, OT 2004, March 22, 2005.
  • Citation: 544 U.S. 133.
  • Vote: 5 to 3.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2005-03-22 (October Term 2004). Citation: 544 U.S. 133. Vote: 5–3. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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Concurrence (3)

Dissent (3)

Did not participate (1)

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