Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:03 a.m. on March 3, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 02-5664, Charles T. Sell v. United States. At 11:01 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Barry A. Short, attorney for the Petitioner, and Michael R. Dreeben, U.S. Deputy Solicitor General. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices. Argument on Behalf of Charles T. Sell MR. SHORT: The individual, of course, we are talking about today is Charles Thomas Sell. He’s a dentist. He is a pretrial detainee. He has not…
