FRY v. PLILER

No. 06-5247.

127 S.Ct. 2321 (2007)

551 U.S. 112

168 L.Ed.2d 16

John Francis FRY, Petitioner, v. Cheryl K. PLILER, Warden.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor S. Haltom , Sacramento, CA, for petitioner.

Ross C. Moody , for respondent.

Patricia A. Millett , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting respondent.

Victor S. Haltom , Counsel of Record, Sacramento, CA, John R. Duree , Sacramento, CA, for Petitioner.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros , State Solicitor General, Gerald A. Engler , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola , Deputy Solicitor General, Peggy S. Ruffra , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Ross C. Moody , Deputy Attorney General, Counsel of Record, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.


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