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October Term 2010 · decided May 23, 2011

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et Al., Appellants v. Marciano Plata et al.

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  • Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et Al., Appellants v. Marciano Plata et al., OT 2010, May 23, 2011.
  • Citation: 563 U.S. 493.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2011-05-23 (October Term 2010). Citation: 563 U.S. 493. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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