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October Term 2015 · decided Apr 4, 2016

Nichols v. United States

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  • Nichols v. United States, OT 2015, April 4, 2016.
  • Citation: 578 U.S. 104.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 2016-04-04 (October Term 2015). Citation: 578 U.S. 104. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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