In re Blodgett, 502 U.S. 236 (1992)

Issues: Appeals, Habeas Corpus

502 U.S. 236 112 S.Ct. 674 116 L.Ed.2d 669 In re James BLODGETT, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, et al. No. 91-716. Jan. 13, 1992. Headnotes: Mandamus — Federal habeas petition — Decision on appeal: A petition seeking an order directing Court of Appeals to issue a decision on an appeal from a denial of a […]

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FLORIDA v. BOSTICK, 501 U.S. 429 (1991)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Searches of Passengers on Public Transportation

501 U.S. 429 111 S.Ct. 2382 115 L.Ed.2d 389 FLORIDA, Petitioner, v. Terrance BOSTICK. No. 89-1717. Argued Feb. 26, 1991. Decided June 20, 1991. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Random Searches — Bus encounter. Fourth Amendment permits police officers to approach individuals at random on a bus in order to ask them […]

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Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999)

Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment

527 U.S. 116, 119 S. Ct. 1887 144 L. Ed. 2d 117 Benjamin Lee LILLY, Petitioner v. VIRGINIA No. 98-5881 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 1999, Argued June 10, 1999, Decided ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA. Counsel Ira S. Sacks argued the cause for petitioner. Kathleen P. […]

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Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999)

Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment

527 U.S. 116 119 S.Ct. 1887 144 L.Ed.2d 117 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 98 5881 BENJAMIN LEE LILLY, PETITIONER v. VIRGINIA ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA [June 10, 1999] Justice Stevens announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to […]

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ILLINOIS v. WARDLOW, 528 U.S 119 (2000)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Reasonable Suspicion, Terry Stop & Frisk

528 U.S 119 120 S.Ct. 673 145 L.Ed.2d 570 ILLINOIS v. WARDLOW No. 98-1036. Argued November 2, 1999 Decided January 12, 2000 Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois Syllabus Respondent Wardlow fled upon seeing a caravan of police vehicles converge on an area of Chicago known for heavy narcotics trafficking. When Officers Nolan and […]

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UNITED STATES v. ARVIZU, 534 U.S. 266 (2002)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Reasonable Suspicion

534 U.S. 266 122 S.Ct. 744 151 L.Ed.2d 740 UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. RALPH ARVIZU No. 00-1519. United States Supreme Court Argued November 27, 2001 Decided January 15, 2002 Syllabus Respondent was stopped by Border Patrol Agent Stoddard while driving on an unpaved road in a remote area of southeastern Arizona. A search of his […]

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KYLLO v. UNITED STATES, 533 U.S. 27 (2001)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Sensory-Enhancing Devices

533 U.S. 27 533 U.S. 27121 S.Ct. 2038150 L.Ed.2d 94 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, […]

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Brumfield v. Cain Warden

Issues: Atkins Claim, Criminal Procedure, Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Eighth Amendment

United States Supreme Court BRUMFIELD v. CAIN, WARDEN, (2015) 135 S.Ct. 2269 (2015) No. 13-1433 Argued: March 30, 2015????Decided: June 18, 2015 Syllabus Petitioner Kevan Brumfield was convicted of murder in a Louisiana court and sentenced to death before this Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits execution of the intellectually disabled, Atkins v. Virginia, […]

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Luis v. United States, 578 U. S. ____ (2016)

Issues: Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

LUIS v. UNITED STATES, (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 14-419 Argued: November 10, 2015????Decided: March 30, 2016 Syllabus:?A federal statute provides that a court may freeze before trial certain assets belonging to a defendant accused of violations of federal health care or banking laws. Those assets include (1) property “obtained as a result of” […]

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Woods v. Etherton, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Confrontation Clause, Criminal Procedure, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Sixth Amendment

JEFFREY WOODS, WARDEN v. TIMOTHY ETHERTON, (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 15-723 Argued: ________; Decided: April 4, 2016 PER CURIAM. In the fall of 2006, Michigan law enforcement received an anonymous tip that two white males were traveling on I-96 between Detroit and Grand Rapids in a white Audi, possibly carrying cocaine. Officers spotted […]

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Wilkerson v. Utah, 99 U.S. 130 (1879)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

99 U.S. 130 99 U.S. 130 25 L.Ed. 345 WILKERSONv.UTAH. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Submitted by Mr. E. D. Hoge and Mr. P. L. Williams for the plaintiff in error, and by The Solicitor-General for the […]

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Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

408 U.S. 238 92 S.Ct. 2726 33 L.Ed.2d 346 William Henry FURMAN, Petitioner,v.State of GEORGIA. Lucious JACKSON, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of GEORGIA. Elmer BRANCH, Petitioner, v. State of TEXAS. Nos. 69?5003, 69?5030, 69?5031. Argued Jan. 17, 1972. Decided June 29, 1972. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., for petitioner Furman. Jack Greenberg, New York City, […]

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