Category: 1985

474 U.S. 214 474 U.S. 214 106 S.Ct. 507 88 L.Ed.2d 523 REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Petitioner,v.Scott E. EWING. No. 84-1273. Argued Oct. 8, 1985. Decided Dec. 12, 1985. Syllabus Respondent was enrolled in a 6-year program of study at the University of Michigan known as “Inteflex.” An undergraduate degree and a medical […]

474 U.S. 231 474 U.S. 231 106 S.Ct. 555 88 L.Ed.2d 537 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Fernando ROJAS-CONTRERAS. No. 84-1023. Argued Oct. 9, 1985. Decided Dec. 16, 1985. Syllabus Respondent was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 18, 1983, for felony illegal entry into the United States and reentry by a deported alien, he having […]

474 U.S. 242 474 U.S. 242 106 S.Ct. 610 88 L.Ed.2d 587 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.John VON NEUMANN, Respondent. No. 84-1144. Argued Nov. 4, 1985. Decided Jan. 14, 1986. Syllabus Respondent purchased a car in Switzerland and had it shipped to Vancouver, Canada. After he had picked up the car in Vancouver, he drove to the […]

474 U.S. 25 474 U.S. 25 106 S.Ct. 297 88 L.Ed.2d 23 Kenneth Dale LANIERv.SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 85-5260. Decided Nov. 4, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. 2 Petitioner was convicted of armed robbery. He contends that […]

474 U.S. 193 474 U.S. 193 106 S.Ct. 496 88 L.Ed.2d 507 Theodore CLEAVINGER, Marvin Marcadis, and Tom P. Lockett, Petitioners,v.David SAXNER and Alfred Cain, Jr. No. 84-732. Argued Oct. 16, 1985. Decided Dec. 10, 1985. Syllabus Respondent federal prison inmates were found guilty by the prison’s Discipline Committee, composed of petitioner prison officials, of […]

474 U.S. 213 474 U.S. 213 106 S.Ct. 586 88 L.Ed.2d 522 EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Petitioner,v.Robert F. MAHFOUD etc. No. 83-1807 Supreme Court of the United States December 10, 1985 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment is affirmed by an […]

474 U.S. 140 474 U.S. 140 106 S.Ct. 466 88 L.Ed.2d 435 Kathy THOMAS, Petitionerv.Dorothy ARN, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women. No. 84-5630. Argued Oct. 7, 1985. Decided Dec. 4, 1985. Rehearing Denied Jan. 27, 1986. See 474 U.S. 1111, 106 S.Ct. 899. Syllabus Petitioner was convicted of homicide in an Ohio court, and ultimately […]

474 U.S. 15 474 U.S. 15 106 S.Ct. 292 88 L.Ed.2d 15 DELAWAREv.William A. FENSTERER. No. 85-214. Nov. 4, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer’s conviction on the grounds that the admission of the opinion testimony of the prosecution’s expert witness, who was unable to recall […]

474 U.S. 159 474 U.S. 159 106 S.Ct. 477 88 L.Ed.2d 481 MAINE, Petitioner,v.Perley MOULTON, Jr. No. 84-786. Argued Oct. 8, 1985. Decided Dec. 10, 1985. Syllabus Respondent, represented by retained counsel, pleaded not guilty in a Maine Superior Court to charges of theft by receiving of automotive vehicles and parts. Respondent’s codefendant Colson informed […]

474 U.S. 121 474 U.S. 121 106 S.Ct. 455 88 L.Ed.2d 419 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.RIVERSIDE BAYVIEW HOMES, INC., et al. No. 84-701. Argued Oct. 16, 1985. Decided Dec. 4, 1985. Syllabus The Clean Water Act prohibits any discharge of dredged or fill materials into “navigable waters”—defined as the “waters of the United States”—unless authorized by […]

474 U.S. 1301 474 U.S. 1301 106 S.Ct. 422 88 L.Ed.2d 327 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HAWAII, et al., Applicantsv.Patsy MINK et al.No. A-428. Nov. 29, 1985. Justice REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. 1 Appellants, two recalled city councilmen of the city of Honolulu and the Republican Party of Hawaii, ask me to stay an order of the […]

474 U.S. 1105 474 U.S. 1105 106 S.Ct. 893 88 L.Ed.2d 926 PREUIT & MAULDIN et al.v.Samuel JONES, Jr. No. 85-794 Supreme Court of the United States January 27, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is […]

474 U.S. 120 474 U.S. 120 106 S.Ct. 553 88 L.Ed.2d 418 LAKE COAL COMPANY, INC.v.ROBERTS & SCHAEFER CO. No. 84-1240 Supreme Court of the United States December 3, 1985 On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of the parties requesting the […]

474 U.S. 1073 474 U.S. 1073 106 S.Ct. 834 88 L.Ed.2d 805 Aubrey Dennis ADAMS, petitionerv.Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. No. 85-5815 Supreme Court of the United States January 13, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The petition […]

474 U.S. 1088 474 U.S. 1088 106 S.Ct. 864 88 L.Ed.2d 902 James E. MESSER, Jr.v.Ralph KEMP, Warden. No. 85-5571 Supreme Court of the United States January 21, 1986 On Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. […]

474 U.S. 1094 474 U.S. 1094 106 S.Ct. 870 88 L.Ed.2d 909 Joel Dale WRIGHTv.FLORIDA. No. 85-5747 Supreme Court of the United States January 21, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice BLACKMUN, with whom Justice BRENNAN and Justice […]

474 U.S. 1113 474 U.S. 1113 106 S.Ct. 1167 89 L.Ed.2d 289 Bobby James MOORE, petitioner,v.TEXAS. No. 85-6372 (A-609) Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1986 The application for stay of execution of the sentence of death presented to Justice WHITE and by him referred to the Court is denied. Petition for writ […]

474 U.S. 1039 474 U.S. 1039 106 S.Ct. 645 88 L.Ed.2d 637 James Terry ROACHv.James AIKEN, Warden et al. No. 85-6155 (A-531) Supreme Court of the United States January 9, 1986 On petition for writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The application for stay of execution of […]

474 U.S. 104 474 U.S. 104 106 S.Ct. 445 88 L.Ed.2d 405 Frank M. MILLER, Jr., Petitionerv.Peter J. FENTON, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, et al. No. 84-5786. Argued Oct. 16, 1985. Decided Dec. 3, 1985. Opinion on remand, 796 F.2d 598. Syllabus Petitioner, after a 58-minute interrogation at the New Jersey State Police Barracks, confessed […]

474 U.S. 1050 474 U.S. 1050 106 S.Ct. 785 88 L.Ed.2d 763 COLORADOv.Francis Barry CONNELLY. No. 85-660 Supreme Court of the United States January 13, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Colorado. The motion of Duane Woodard, Attorney General of Colorado, et al., for leave to file a brief […]