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October Term 2008 · decided Jun 18, 2009

District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. William G. Osborne

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  • District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. William G. Osborne, OT 2008, June 18, 2009.
  • Citation: 557 U.S. 52.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2009-06-18 (October Term 2008). Citation: 557 U.S. 52. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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