Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke

545 U.S. 231 · Decided June 13, 2005 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke was decided on June 13, 2005 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice David H. Souter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

SCDB identifiers: case 2004-061, docket 2004-061-01.

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