HERRING v. U.S.

No. 07-513.

129 S.Ct. 695 (2009)

555 U.S. 135

172 L.Ed.2d 496

Bennie Dean HERRING, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela S. Karlan , for petitioner.

Ronald W. Wise , Montgomery, AL, Thomas C. Goldstein , Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, Jeffrey L. Fisher , Counsel of Record, Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court, Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, Amy Howe , Kevin K. Russell , Howe & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, for petitioner.

Gregory G. Garre , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Matthew W. Friedrich , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Toby J. Heytens , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Deborah Watson , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.


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