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October Term 2009 · decided Jan 25, 2010

Mark A. Briscoe and Sheldon A. Cypress v. Virginia

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  • Mark A. Briscoe and Sheldon A. Cypress v. Virginia, OT 2009, January 25, 2010.
  • Citation: 559 U.S. 32.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2010-01-25 (October Term 2009). Citation: 559 U.S. 32. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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