United States v. Sanchez-Gomez

Decided May 14, 2018. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-312 · 584 U.S. 381 · Cited 300 times

Respondents’ appeals challenging the use of full restraints during nonjury pretrial proceedings became moot when their underlying criminal cases came to an end before the Ninth Circuit could render its decision.

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