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October Term 2009 · decided Jan 12, 2010

Keith Smith, Warden v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr.

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  • Keith Smith, Warden v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr., OT 2009, January 12, 2010.
  • Citation: 558 U.S. 139.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2010-01-12 (October Term 2009). Citation: 558 U.S. 139. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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