34 S.Ct. 341 WEEKS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 461. Argued December 2, 3, 1913. Decided February 24, 1914. Under the Fourth Amendment Federal courts and officers are under such limitations and restraints in the exercise of their power and authority […]
484 U.S. 554 (1988) 108 S.Ct. 838 98 L.Ed.2d 951 UNITED STATES v. JAMES JOSEPH OWENS CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 86-877. Argued November 4, 1987 Decided February 23, 1988 HEADNOTES: Constitutional Law –> Right to Confront Witness –> Out-of-Court Identification –> Witness’ Memory Loss. The Confrontation […]
119 S.Ct. 484 KNOWLES v. IOWA CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 97-7597. Argued November 3, 1998 Decided December 8, 1998 An Iowa policeman stopped petitioner Knowles for speeding and issued him a citation rather than arresting him. The officer then conducted a full search of the car, without either Knowles’ consent or […]
110 S.Ct. 2481 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE ET AL. v. SITZ ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MICHIGAN No. 88-1897. Argued February 27, 1990 Decided June 14, 1990 Petitioners, the Michigan State Police Department and its director, established a highway sobriety checkpoint program with guidelines governing checkpoint operations, site selection, and […]
130 S.Ct. 1345 (2010) 559 U.S. 196 Taylor James BLOATE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 08-728. Argued October 6, 2009. Decided March 8, 2010. Headnotes SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1974 — Excluded Delay. Under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 – which requires a criminal defendant’s trial to commence within […]
United States Supreme Court CLARK ELMORE v. DONALD R. HOLBROOK, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARY, (2016) No. 15-7848 Argued: ????Decided: October 17, 2016 ?????The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE GINSBURG joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. Petitioner Clark Elmore was convicted of murder in 1995 and was […]
136 S.Ct. 718 (2016) 577 US. __ Henry MONTGOMERY, Petitioner v. LOUISIANA. No. 14-280.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 13, 2015.Decided January 25, 2016.As Revised January 27, 2016.*725 Richard D. Bernstein, appointed by this Court, as amicus curiae. Michael R. Dreeben for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, […]
378 U.S. 478 378 U.S. 478 84 S.Ct. 1758 12 L.Ed.2d 977 Danny ESCOBEDO, Petitioner, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 615. Argued April 29, 1964. Decided June 22, 1964. Barry L. Kroll, Park Forest, Ill., for petitioner. Bernard Weisberg, Chicago, Ill., for American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae. James R. Thompson, Chicago, Ill., for […]
367 U.S. 643 367 U.S. 643 81 S.Ct. 1684 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 Dollree MAPP, etc., Appellant,v.OHIO. No. 236. Argued March 29, 1961. Decided June 19, 1961. Rehearing Denied Oct.9 , 1961. See 82 S.Ct. 23. Mr. A. L. Kearns, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant. Mr. Bernard A. Berkman, Cleveland, Ohio, for American Civil Liberties Union and […]
United States Supreme Court SHAUN MICHAEL BOSSE v. OKLAHOMA, (2016) No. 15-9173 Argued: ????Decided: October 11, 2016 PER CURIAM. In Booth v. Maryland, 482 U.?S. 496 (1987), this Court held that “the Eighth Amendment prohibits a capital sentencing jury from considering victim impact evidence” that does not “relate directly to the circumstances of the crime.” […]
130 S. Ct. 665 558 US 120 175 L. Ed. 2d 582 E. K. McDANIEL, WARDEN, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. TROY BROWN No. 08-559.Supreme Court of United States.January 11, 2010.PER CURIAM. In Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (1979), we held that a state prisoner is entitled to habeas corpus relief if a […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
277 U.S. 438 277 U.S. 438 48 S.Ct. 564 72 L.Ed. 944 OLMSTEAD et al.v.UNITED STATES. GREEN et al. v. SAME McINNIS v. SAME. No. 493. No. 532. No. 533. Argued Feb. 20 and 21, 1928. Decided June 4, 1928. Mr. John F. Dore, of Seattle, Wash., for petitioners Olmstead and others. [Argument of Counsel […]
267 U.S. 132 45 S.Ct. 280 69 L.Ed. 543 CARROLL et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 15. Reargued and Submitted March 14, 1924. Decided March 2, 1925. [Syllabus and Statement of the Case from pages 132-136 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Thomas E. Atkinson and Clare J. Hall, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiffs in error. […]
256 U.S. 465 41 S.Ct. 574 65 L.Ed. 1048 BURDEAU, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., v. McDOWELL. No. 646. Argued April 11 and 12, 1921. Decided June 1, 1921. Mr. Solicitor General Frierson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 465-467 intentionally omitted] Mr. E. Lowry Humes, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee. […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]
558 U.S. 120 130 S. Ct. 556 E. K. McDANIEL, WARDEN, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. TROY BROWN No. 08-559.Supreme Court of United States.January 11, 2010.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Syllabus/SummaryJackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 324, 99 S. Ct. 2781, 61 L. Ed. 2d 560, entitles a state prisoner to habeas relief if a federal judge finds that […]
127 S. Ct. 469 (2006) 549 U.S. 7 AYERS, Acting Warden v. BELMONTES. No. 05-493. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 3, 2006. Decided November 13, 2006. *471 Mark A. Johnson, for petitioner. Eric S. Multhaup, for respondent. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]