287 U.S. 97

287 U.S. 97 287 U.S. 97 53 S.Ct 26 77 L.Ed. 196 WASHINGTON FIDELITY NAT. INS. CO.v.BURTON. No. 22. Argued Oct. 20, 1932. Decided Nov. 7, 1932. Messrs. Gilbert L. Hall, Walter C. Clephane, and J. Wilmer Latimer, all of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Messrs. W. Gwynn Gardiner and George A. Maddox, both of Washington, […]

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287 U.S. 86

287 U.S. 86 287 U.S. 86 53 S.Ct. 32 77 L.Ed. 180 SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. CO.v.WATSON. No. 4. Argued and Submitted Oct. 14, 1932. Decided Nov. 7, 1932. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of Florida. Mr. W. J. Oven, of Tallahassee, Fla., for appellant. Mr. John E. Mathews, of Jacksonville, Fla., […]

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287 U.S. 9

287 U.S. 9 287 U.S. 9 53 S.Ct. 68 77 L.Ed. 135 STEWART DRY GOODS CO.v.LEWIS et al. LEVY et al. v. SAME. J. C. PENNEY CO. v. SAME. KROGER GROCERY & BAKING CO. v. SAME. Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30. Argued Oct. 21, 1932. Decided Oct. 24, 1932. Appeals from the District Court of […]

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287 U.S. 92

287 U.S. 92 287 U.S. 92 53 S.Ct. 50 77 L.Ed. 185 SCHOENTHAL et al.v.IRVING TRUST CO. No. 14. Argued Oct. 18, 1932. Decided Nov. 7, 1932. Messrs. Leo Guzik and Horace London, both of New York City, for petitioners. Messrs. George C. Levin and Saul J. Lance, both of New York City, for respondent. […]

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287 U.S. 527

287 U.S. 527 287 U.S. 527 53 S.Ct. 265 77 L.Ed. 473 JOHNSON et al.v.STAR. No. 282. Argued and Submitted Dec. 13, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Mr. Spearman Webb, of Sherman, Tex., for appellants. Mr. William Andress, Jr., of Dallas, Tex., for appellee. Mr. […]

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287 U.S. 530

287 U.S. 530 287 U.S. 530 53 S.Ct. 231 77 L.Ed. 477 AETNA LIFE INS. CO. et al.v.MOSES. No. 137. Argued Dec. 8, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. Charles W. Arth and Leonard J. Ganse, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioners. [Argument of Counsel from pages 531-532 intentionally omitted] Mr. H. Clay Espey, of […]

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287 U.S. 544

287 U.S. 544 287 U.S. 544 53 S.Ct. 227 77 L.Ed. 484 BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.ALUMINUM GOODS MFG. CO. No. 192. Argued Dec. 13, 14, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. William D. Mitchell, Atty. Gen., and G. A.Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. Frederic Sammond, of Milwaukee, Wis., for respondent. Mr. Justice […]

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287 U.S. 551

287 U.S. 551 287 U.S. 551 53 S.Ct. 225 77 L.Ed. 489 PALMERv.BENDER. No. 215. Argued Dec. 14, 15, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. John H. Tucker, Jr., of Shreveport, La., Henry P. Dart and Henry P. Dart, Jr., both of New Orleans, La., and Fred R. Angevine, of New York City, for petitioner. […]

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287 U.S. 578

287 U.S. 578 287 U.S. 578 53 S.Ct. 210 77 L.Ed. 506 STATE OF WISCONSIN et al., Complainants,v.STATE OF ILLINOIS and Sanitary District of Chicago et al. STATE OF MICHIGAN et al., Complainants, v. SAME. STATE OF NEW YORK et al., Complainants, v. SAME. Nos. 5, 8, and 9, Original. Supreme Court of the United […]

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287 U.S. 513

287 U.S. 513 287 U.S. 513 53 S.Ct. 260 77 L.Ed. 466 AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORKv.MAROTTA. No. 131. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Mr. Harry Le Baron Sampson, of Boston, Mass., for petitioner. Mr. George I. Cohen, of Boston, Mass., for respondent. Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion […]

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287 U.S. 470

287 U.S. 470 287 U.S. 470 53 S.Ct. 238 77 L.Ed. 436 UNITED STATESv.ARZNER. No. 191. Argued Dec. 13, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. William D. Mitchell, Atty. Gen., and Paul D. Miller, of Washington, D.C., for the United States. Mr. Samuel H. Williams, of Lynchburg, Va., for respondent. Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the […]

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287 U.S. 488

287 U.S. 488 287 U.S. 488 53 S.Ct. 234 77 L.Ed. 447 WABASH VALLEY ELECTRIC CO.v.YOUNG. No. 128. Argued Dec. 7, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Indiana. Messrs. George A. Cooke, Patrick J. Lucey, and John C. Lawyer, all of Chicago, […]

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287 U.S. 502

287 U.S. 502 287 U.S. 502 53 S.Ct. 249 77 L.Ed. 457 ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. et al.v.FORD. No. 194. Argued Dec. 14, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina. Messrs. Henry E. Davis, of Florence, S.C., and Thomas W. Davis, of Wilmington, N.C., for […]

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287 U.S. 509

287 U.S. 509 287 U.S. 509 53 S.Ct. 244 77 L.Ed. 463 GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORKv.BLODGETT, Tax Commissioner. No. 217. Argued Dec. 15, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Appeal from the Superior Court of Fairfield County, State of connecticut. Mr. Gregory Hankin, of Washington, D.C., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from page 510 […]

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287 U.S. 474

287 U.S. 474 287 U.S. 474 53 S.Ct. 252 77 L.Ed. 439 FAIRMOUNT GLASS WORKSv.CUB FORK COAL CO. et al. No. 314. Argued Nov. 8, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. Paul Y. Davis and Henry H. Hornbrook, both of Indianapolis, Ind., for petitioner. Mr. Connor Hall, of Huntington, W. Va., for respondent. [Argument of […]

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287 U.S. 459

287 U.S. 459 287 U.S. 459 53 S.Ct. 209 77 L.Ed. 426 JOHNSON & HIGGINS OF CALIFORNIAv.UNITED STATES. No. 166. Argued Dec. 9, 1932. Decided Dec. 19, 1932. Mr. Cletus Keating, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Thomas D. Thacher, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered the opinion […]

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287 U.S. 462

287 U.S. 462 287 U.S. 462 53 S.Ct. 257 77 L.Ed. 428 PINELLAS ICE & COLD STORAGE CO.v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 182. Argued Dec. 12, 13, 1932. Decided Jan. 9, 1933. Messrs. Albert L. Hopkins and Jay C. Halls, both of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. Messrs. William D. Mitchell, Atty. Gen., and Whitney North […]

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287 U.S. 430

287 U.S. 430 287 U.S. 430 53 S.Ct. 202 77 L.Ed. 408 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. et al.v.MARVEL RARE METALS CO. et al. No. 57. Argued Nov. 17, 1932. Decided Dec. 12, 1932. Messrs. Lawrence Bristol and Charles Neave, both of New York City, for petitioners. Messrs. William C. McCoy and Harold Elno Smith, both of […]

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287 U.S. 435

287 U.S. 435 287 U.S. 435 53 S.Ct. 210 77 L.Ed. 413 SORRELLSv.UNITED STATES, No. 177. Argued Nov. 8, 1932. Decided Dec. 19, 1932. Messrs. A. Hall Johnston and John Y. Jordan, Jr., both of Asheville, N.C., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from page 436 intentionally omitted] The Attorney General and Mr. Thomas D.Thacher, Sol. […]

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Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932)

Issues: Death Penalty, Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

287 U.S. 45 287 U.S. 45 53 S.Ct. 55 77 L.Ed. 158 POWELL et al.v.STATE OF ALABAMA. PATTERSON v. SAME. WEEMS et al. v. SAME. Nos. 98—100. Argued Oct. 10, 1932. Decided Nov. 7, 1932. [Syllabus from pages 45-47 intentionally omitted] Mr. Walter H. Pollak, of New York City, for petitioners. Mr. Thomas E. Knight, […]

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