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October Term 2009 · decided Jun 1, 2010

Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins

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  • Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins, OT 2009, June 1, 2010.
  • Citation: 560 U.S. 370.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2010-06-01 (October Term 2009). Citation: 560 U.S. 370. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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