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October Term 2007 · decided Jan 7, 2008

Randall Wright, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin v. Joseph L. Van Patten

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  • Randall Wright, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin v. Joseph L. Van Patten, OT 2007, January 7, 2008.
  • Citation: 552 U.S. 120.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2008-01-07 (October Term 2007). Citation: 552 U.S. 120. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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