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October Term 2005 · decided Apr 25, 2006

Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

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  • Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, OT 2005, April 25, 2006.
  • Citation: 547 U.S. 198.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2006-04-25 (October Term 2005). Citation: 547 U.S. 198. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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