519 U.S. 148 519 U.S. 148117 S.Ct. 633136 L.Ed.2d 554 UNITED STATESv.Vernon WATTS.UNITED STATESv.Cheryl PUTRA. No. 95-1906. Supreme Court of the United States Decided Jan. 6, 1997. PER CURIAM. 1 In these two cases, two panels of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that sentencing courts could not consider conduct of the […]
Category: 1997
Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172 (1997)
Issues: Evidence Law, Evidence of Prior Convictions
519 U.S. 172 117 S.Ct. 644 136 L.Ed.2d 574 Johnny Lynn OLD CHIEF, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. No. 95-6556. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 16, 1996. Decided Jan. 7, 1997. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172 (1997), discussed the limitation on admitting relevant evidence set forth in Federal […]
Department of State v. Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers, Inc., 519 U.S. 1 (1996)
519 U.S. 1 519 U.S. 1117 S. Ct. 378136 L. Ed. 2d 1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS, INC., ET AL No. 95-1521 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 1996 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT […]
Greene v. Georgia, 519 U.S. 145 (1996)
519 U.S. 145 519 U.S. 145117 S.Ct. 578136 L.Ed.2d 507 Daniel GREENEv.GEORGIA. No. 96-5369. Supreme Court of the United States Dec. 16, 1996. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner was convicted of murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault by a jury in Taylor County, Georgia and sentenced to death. At trial, over petitioner’s objection, the court excused […]