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Gibbons v. Savage

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 5, 2009
558 U.S. 932 (2009)

Summary

finding the closing of the courtroom during voir dire was too trivial to vacate a conviction and noting that a significant portion of the afternoon session was private interviews with individual jurors held in an adjacent room out of the hearing and sight of other jurors

Summary of this case from United States v. Aguiar

Opinion

No. 08–1310.

2009-10-5

Robert GIBBONS, petitioner, v. Richard A. SAVAGE, Superintendent, Gowanda Correctional Facility.


Case below, 555 F.3d 112.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.

Justice SOTOMAYOR took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.


Summaries of

Gibbons v. Savage

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 5, 2009
558 U.S. 932 (2009)

finding the closing of the courtroom during voir dire was too trivial to vacate a conviction and noting that a significant portion of the afternoon session was private interviews with individual jurors held in an adjacent room out of the hearing and sight of other jurors

Summary of this case from United States v. Aguiar
Case details for

Gibbons v. Savage

Case Details

Full title:Robert GIBBONS, petitioner, v. Richard A. SAVAGE, Superintendent, Gowanda…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 5, 2009

Citations

558 U.S. 932 (2009)
130 S. Ct. 61
175 L. Ed. 2d 233
77 U.S.L.W. 3610

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