Category: 1985

474 U.S. 876 474 U.S. 876 106 S.Ct. 198 88 L.Ed.2d 167 Robert PATTENv.FLORIDA. No. 84-6873 Supreme Court of the United States October 7, 1985 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Justice BRENNAN dissenting: Adhering to my views that the death […]

474 U.S. 879 474 U.S. 879 106 S.Ct. 201 88 L.Ed.2d 170 Charlie L. BURRv.FLORIDA. No. 84-6982 Supreme Court of the United States October 7, 1985 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, with whom Justice BRENNAN joins, dissenting. This […]

474 U.S. 883 474 U.S. 883 106 S.Ct. 204 88 L.Ed.2d 173 George W. DEL VECCHIOv.ILLINOIS. No. 84-7002 Supreme Court of the United States October 7, 1985 Rehearing Denied Dec. 2, 1985. See 474 U.S. 1015, 106 S.Ct. 552. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois. The petition for writ […]

474 U.S. 438 474 U.S. 438 106 S.Ct. 725 88 L.Ed.2d 814 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.James C. LANE and Dennis R. Lane. James C. LANE and Dennis R. Lane, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 84-744, 84-963. Argued Oct. 9, 1985. Decided Jan. 27, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 31, 1986. See 475 U.S. 1104, 106 S.Ct. 1507. […]

474 U.S. 518 474 U.S. 518 106 S.Ct. 768 88 L.Ed.2d 877 PARSONS STEEL, INC., et al., Petitionersv.FIRST ALABAMA BANK and Edward Herbert. No. 84-1616. Argued Dec. 3, 1985. Decided Jan. 27, 1986. Syllabus Petitioners sued respondents in an Alabama state court, alleging that respondent bank had fraudulently induced petitioner individuals to permit a third […]

474 U.S. 52 474 U.S. 52 106 S.Ct. 366 88 L.Ed.2d 203 William Lloyd HILL, Petitioner,v.A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction. No. 84-1103. Argued Oct. 7, 1985. Decided Nov. 18, 1985. Syllabus Pursuant to a plea-bargaining agreement, petitioner pleaded guilty in an Arkansas court to charges of first-degree murder and theft of property, and […]

474 U.S. 64 474 U.S. 64 106 S.Ct. 423 88 L.Ed.2d 371 Johnny GREEN, et al., etc., Petitionersv.Agnes Mary MANSOUR, Director, Michigan Department of Social Services. No. 84-6270. Argued Oct. 7, 1985. Decided Dec. 3, 1985. Rehearing Denied Jan. 27, 1986. See 474 U.S. 1111, 106 S.Ct. 900. Syllabus Petitioner recipients of benefits under the […]

474 U.S. 82 474 U.S. 82 106 S.Ct. 433 88 L.Ed.2d 387 Larry Gene HEATH, Petitionerv.ALABAMA. No. 84-5555. Argued Oct. 9, 1985. Decided Dec. 3, 1985. Syllabus Petitioner hired two men to kill his wife. In accordance with petitioner’s plan, the men kidnaped petitioner’s wife from her home in Alabama. Her body was later found […]

474 U.S. 481 474 U.S. 481 106 S.Ct. 748 88 L.Ed.2d 846 Larry WITTERS, Petitionerv.WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND. No. 84-1070. Argued Nov. 6, 1985. Decided Jan. 27, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 24, 1986. See 475 U.S. 1091, 106 S.Ct. 1485. Syllabus Petitioner, suffering from a progressive eye condition, applied to the Washington […]

474 U.S. 494 474 U.S. 494 106 S.Ct. 755 88 L.Ed.2d 859 MIDLANTIC NATIONAL BANK, Petitionerv.NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Thomas J. O’NEILL, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Quanta Resources Corporation, Debtor, Petitioner v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al. Nos. 84-801, 84-805. Argued Oct. 16, 1985. Decided Jan. 27, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 24, […]

474 U.S. 376 474 U.S. 376 106 S.Ct. 689 88 L.Ed.2d 704 Donald A. CABANA, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, et al., Petitionersv.Crawford BULLOCK, Jr. No. 84-1236. Argued Nov. 5, 1985. Decided Jan. 22, 1986. Syllabus After respondent and his friend Tucker accepted Dickson’s offer of a ride home, a fight developed between Tucker and Dickson, […]

474 U.S. 409 474 U.S. 409 106 S.Ct. 709 88 L.Ed.2d 732 TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION, Appellantv.STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI and Coastal Exploration, Inc., et al. No. 84-1076. Argued Oct. 8, 1985. Decided Jan. 22, 1986. Rehearing Denied March 24, 1986. See 475 U.S. 1099, 106 S.Ct. 1485. Syllabus In 1978, […]

474 U.S. 34 474 U.S. 34 106 S.Ct. 355 88 L.Ed.2d 189 PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF CORRECTION, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE et al. No. 84-489. Argued Oct. 15, 1985. Decided Nov. 18, 1985. Syllabus A Pennsylvania state prisoner temporarily confined in the Philadelphia County jail brought suit in Federal District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 […]

474 U.S. 361 474 U.S. 361 106 S.Ct. 681 88 L.Ed.2d 691 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, Petitionerv.DIMENSION FINANCIAL CORPORATION et al. No. 84-1274. Argued Nov. 4, 1985. Decided Jan. 22, 1986. Syllabus Section 2(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 defines “bank” as any institution “which (1) accepts deposits […]

474 U.S. 327 474 U.S. 327 106 S.Ct. 662 88 L.Ed.2d 662 Roy E. DANIELS, Petitionerv.Andrew WILLIAMS. No. 84-5872. Argued Nov. 6, 1985. Decided Jan. 21, 1986. Syllabus Petitioner brought an action in Federal District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained when, while an inmate in a […]

474 U.S. 344 474 U.S. 344 106 S.Ct. 668 88 L.Ed.2d 677 Robert DAVIDSON, Petitionerv.Joseph CANNON et al. No. 84-6470. Argued Nov. 6, 1985. Decided Jan. 21, 1986. Syllabus When threatened by a fellow inmate in the New Jersey State Prison, petitioner sent a note reporting the incident to respondent Assistant Superintendent of the prison, […]

474 U.S. 254 474 U.S. 254 106 S.Ct. 617 88 L.Ed.2d 598 Daniel VASQUEZ, Warden, Petitionerv.Booker T. HILLERY, Jr. No. 84-836. Argued Oct. 15, 1985. Decided Jan. 14, 1986. Syllabus In 1962, a California grand jury indicted respondent for murder. Before trial in California Superior Court, the judge refused to quash the indictment on the […]

474 U.S. 28 474 U.S. 28 106 S.Ct. 353 88 L.Ed.2d 183 PENNSYLVANIAv.Benjamin GOLDHAMMER. No. 84-1852. Nov. 12, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held below that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution barred the resentencing of respondent. 507 Pa. 236, 489 A.2d 1307 (1985). […]

474 U.S. 284 474 U.S. 284 106 S.Ct. 634 88 L.Ed.2d 623 Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Petitionerv.David Wayne GREENFIELD. No. 84-1480. Argued Nov. 13, 1985. Decided Jan. 14, 1986. Syllabus On three occasions shortly after his arrest in Florida for sexual battery, respondent was given Miranda warnings, and in each instance […]

474 U.S. 3 474 U.S. 3 106 S.Ct. 286 88 L.Ed.2d 2 CUYAHOGA VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANYv.UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al. William E. BROCK, Secretary of Labor v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al. Nos. 84-1634, 85-170. Nov. 4, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 CC∅ | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org