Category: 1992

503 U.S. 562 503 U.S. 562 112 S.Ct. 1547 118 L.Ed.2d 193 Joe Mario TREVINOv.TEXAS. No. 91-6751. April 6, 1992. PER CURIAM. 1 * The State of Texas charged petitioner Joe Mario Trevino for the murder and rape of Blanche Miller, a capital offense. On February 1, 1984, before jury selection, petitioner filed a “Motion […]

503 U.S. 442 503 U.S. 442 112 S.Ct. 1415 118 L.Ed.2d 87 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al., Appellantsv.MONTANA, et al. No. 91-860. Argued March 4, 1992. Decided March 31, 1992. Syllabus Article I, § 2, of the Constitution requires apportionment of Representatives among the States “according to their respective Numbers.” A 1941 federal […]

503 U.S. 467 503 U.S. 467 112 S.Ct. 1430 118 L.Ed.2d 108 Robert R. FREEMAN, et al., Petitioners,v.Willie Eugene PITTS, et al. No. 89-1290. Argued Oct. 7, 1991. Decided March 31, 1992. Syllabus In a class action filed by respondents, black school children and their parents, the District Court in 1969 entered a consent order […]

503 U.S. 393 503 U.S. 393 112 S.Ct. 1386 118 L.Ed.2d 39 William BARNHILL, Petitionerv.Elliot JOHNSON, Trustee. No. 91-159. Argued Jan. 14, 1992. Decided March 25, 1992. Syllabus The debtor’s check in payment of a bona fide debt was delivered to petitioner Barnhill in New Mexico on November 18 and honored by the drawee bank […]

503 U.S. 407 503 U.S. 407 112 S.Ct. 1394 118 L.Ed.2d 52 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al., Petitioners,v.BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION, et al. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States, Petitioners v. BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION, et al. Nos. 90-1419, 90-1769. Argued Jan. 13, 1992. Decided March 25, 1992. Syllabus The Rail Passenger Service Act […]

503 U.S. 429 503 U.S. 429 112 S.Ct. 1407 118 L.Ed.2d 73 F. Dale ROBERTSON, Chief, United States Forest Service, et al., Petitioners,v.SEATTLE AUDUBON SOCIETY et al. No. 90-1596. Argued Dec. 2, 1991. Decided March 25, 1992. Syllabus Respondent environmental groups filed separate lawsuits challenging proposed timber harvesting in certain forests managed by the United […]

503 U.S. 347 503 U.S. 347 112 S.Ct. 1360 118 L.Ed.2d 1 Sue SUTER, et al., Petitionersv.ARTIST M. et al. No. 90-1488. Argued Dec. 2, 1991. Decided March 25, 1992. Syllabus The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provides that a State will be reimbursed by the Federal Government for certain expenses it […]

503 U.S. 378 503 U.S. 378 112 S.Ct. 1377 118 L.Ed.2d 25 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Frank Dennis FELIX. No. 90-1599. Argued Jan. 14, 1992. Decided March 25, 1992. Motion for Leave to File Petition for Rehearing Denied Aug. 18, 1992. See U.S. , 113 S.Ct. 13. Syllabus During the summer of 1987, respondent Felix manufactured methamphetamine […]

503 U.S. 329 503 U.S. 329 112 S.Ct. 1351 117 L.Ed.2d 593 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.Richard WILSON. No. 90-1745. Argued Jan. 15, 1992. Decided March 24, 1992. Syllabus In sentencing respondent Wilson to prison for violating the Hobbs Act, the District Court denied his request for credit under 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b) for the time he […]

503 U.S. 258 503 U.S. 258 112 S.Ct. 1311 117 L.Ed.2d 532 Robert G. HOLMES, Jr., Petitionerv.SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION et al. No. 90-727. Argued Nov. 13, 1991. Decided March 24, 1992. Syllabus Pursuant to its authority under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA), respondent Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) sought, and received, judicial decrees […]

503 U.S. 291 503 U.S. 291 112 S.Ct. 1329 117 L.Ed.2d 559 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.R.L.C. No. 90-1577. Argued Dec. 10, 1991. Decided March 24, 1992. Syllabus Because certain conduct of respondent R.L.C. at age 16 would have constituted the crime of involuntary manslaughter under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112(a) and 1153 if committed by an adult, […]

503 U.S. 30 503 U.S. 30 112 S.Ct. 1011 117 L.Ed.2d 181 UNITED STATES, Petitionerv.NORDIC VILLAGE, INC., David O. Simon, Trustee. No. 90-1629. Argued Dec. 9, 1991. Decided Feb. 25, 1992. Syllabus After respondent Nordic Village, Inc., filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, one of its officers withdrew funds […]

503 U.S. 318 503 U.S. 318 112 S.Ct. 1344 117 L.Ed.2d 581 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Petitionersv.Robert T. DARDEN. No. 90-1802. Argued Jan. 21, 1992. Decided March 24, 1992. Syllabus Contracts between petitioners Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. et al. and respondent Darden provided, among other things, that Darden would sell only Nationwide policies, […]

503 U.S. 222 503 U.S. 222 112 S.Ct. 1130 117 L.Ed.2d 367 James R. STRINGER, Petitioner,v.Lee Roy BLACK, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. No. 90-6616. Argued Dec. 9, 1991. Decided March 9, 1992. Syllabus After finding petitioner Stringer guilty of capital murder, a Mississippi jury, in the sentencing phase of the case, found […]

503 U.S. 249 503 U.S. 249 112 S.Ct. 1146 117 L.Ed.2d 391 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner,v.Thomas M. GERMAIN, Trustee for the Estate of O’Sullivan’s Fuel Oil Co., Inc. No. 90-1791. Argued Jan. 21, 1992. Decided March 9, 1992. Syllabus In a suit by respondent Germain, the trustee of a bankrupt debtor’s estate, seeking to hold […]

503 U.S. 257 503 U.S. 257 112 S.Ct. 1151 117 L.Ed.2d 400 PFZ PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioner,v.Rene Alberto RODRIGUEZ, et al. No. 91-122. March 9, 1992. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Case below, 928 F.2d 28. PER CURIAM. 1 The writ of certiorari is dismissed as […]

503 U.S. 159 503 U.S. 159 112 S.Ct. 1093 117 L.Ed.2d 309 David DAWSON, Petitioner,v.DELAWARE. No. 90-6704. Argued Nov. 12, 1991. Decided March 9, 1992. Syllabus A Delaware jury convicted petitioner Dawson of first-degree murder and other crimes. At the penalty hearing, the prosecution, inter alia, read a stipulation—”[t]he Aryan Brotherhood refers to a white […]

503 U.S. 181 503 U.S. 181 112 S.Ct. 1105 117 L.Ed.2d 328 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, et al., Petitioners,v.Evert ROMEIN et al. No. 90-1390. Argued Dec. 10, 1991. Decided March 9, 1992. Syllabus In 1980, the Michigan Legislature raised maximum weekly workers’ compensation benefits and provided an annual supplemental adjustment to workers injured before 1980. The […]

503 U.S. 193 503 U.S. 193 112 S.Ct. 1112 117 L.Ed.2d 341 Joseph WILLIAMS, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 90-6297. Argued Nov. 6, 1991. Decided March 9, 1992. Syllabus Under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, the United States Sentencing Commission has promulgated Guidelines establishing sentencing ranges for different categories of federal offenses and defendants. The Act […]

503 U.S. 1 503 U.S. 1 112 S.Ct. 995 117 L.Ed.2d 156 Keith J. HUDSON, Petitioner,v.Jack McMILLIAN et al. No. 90-6531. Argued Nov. 13, 1991. Decided Feb. 25, 1992. Syllabus Petitioner Hudson, a Louisiana prison inmate, testified that minor bruises, facial swelling, loosened teeth, and a cracked dental plate he had suffered resulted from a […]