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 […]
128 S. Ct. 1029 (2008) Stephen DANFORTH, Petitioner, v. MINNESOTA. No. 06-8273. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 31, 2007.Decided February 20, 2008. *1032 Benjamin J. Butler, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioner. Patrick C. Diamond, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent. Benjamin J. Butler, Counsel of Record, Assistant Minnesota State Public Defender, Roy G. Spurbeck, Assistant Minnesota […]
128 S. Ct. 1520 (2008) Ralph BAZE and Thomas C. Bowling, Petitioners, v. John D. REES, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections, et al. No. 07-5439. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 7, 2008.Decided April 16, 2008. *1525 Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for petitioners. Roy T. Englert, Jr., for respondents. Gregory G. Garre, for the […]
MARYLAND, Petitioner, v. James KULBICKI. Supreme Court of United States No. 14-848. 136 S. Ct. 2 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 1 MARYLAND, Petitioner, v. James KULBICKI. Supreme Court of United States. October 5, 2015. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Holding: ?The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The lower court […]
536 U.S. 304 536 U.S. 304 ATKINSv.VIRGINIA. No. 00-8452. Supreme Court of the United States. Argued February 20, 2002. Decided June 20, 2002. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA Petitioner Atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a Virginia jury and sentenced to death. Affirming, the Virginia Supreme Court relied on […]
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 […]
JERRY WILLIAM CORRELL v. FLORIDA Nos. 15-6551, 15A424.Supreme Court of the United States. Decided October 29, 2015.The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE THOMAS and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting from denial of certiorari and […]
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES SCOTT KERNAN, SECRETARY, CALIFORNIA DE-PARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABIL-ITATION v. ANTONIO A. HINOJOSA On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 15?833?Decided May 16, 2016 Per Curiam. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) requires a […]
No. 14-1372. 136 S.Ct. 456 (2015) 193 L. Ed. 2d 384 Randy WHITE, Warden v. Roger L. WHEELER. Supreme Court of United States. December 14, 2015. PER CURIAM. [136 S.Ct. 458] A death sentence imposed by a Kentucky trial court and affirmed by the Kentucky Supreme Court has been overturned, on habeas corpus review, by […]
395 U.S. 752 89 S.Ct. 2034 23 L.Ed.2d 685 Ted Steven CHIMEL, Petitioner, v. State of CALIFORNIA. No. 770. Argued March 27, 1969. Decided June 23, 1969. Headnotes: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Search and Seizure — Incident to Arrest — Extent of Search. An arresting officer may search the arrestee’s person to discover and remove weapons […]
394 U.S. 731 89 S.Ct. 1420 22 L.Ed.2d 684 Martin Rene FRAZIER, Petitioner,v.H. C. CUPP, Warden. No. 643. Argued Feb. 26, 1969. Decided April 22, 1969. Howard M. Feuerstein, Portland, Or., for petitioner. Arlen Specter, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. Mr. Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 Petitioner was convicted in an Oregon […]
394 U.S. 280 89 S.Ct. 1044 22 L.Ed.2d 274 Thomas R. KAISER, Petitioner, v. NEW YORK. No. 62. Argued Jan. 16, 1969. Decided March 24, 1969. Rehearing Denied May 5, 1969. See 394 U.S. 1025, 89 S.Ct 1622. Counsel: Peter L. F. Sabbatino, New York City, for petitioner. Henry J. Boitel, New York City, for […]
443 U.S. 47 99 S.Ct. 2637 61 L.Ed.2d 357 Zackary C. BROWN, Appellant,v.State of TEXAS. No. 77-6673. Argued Feb. 21, 1979. Decided June 25, 1979. Syllabus Two police officers, while cruising near noon in a patrol car, observed appellant and another man walking away from one another in an alley in an area with a […]
440 U.S. 648 99 S.Ct. 1391 59 L.Ed.2d 660 State of DELAWARE, Petitioner,v.William J. PROUSE, III. No. 77-1571. Argued Jan. 17, 1979. Decided March 27, 1979. Syllabus A patrolman in a police cruiser stopped an automobile occupied by respondent and seized marihuana in plain view on the car floor. Respondent was subsequently indicted for illegal […]
438 U.S. 586 98 S.Ct. 2954 57 L.Ed.2d 973 Sandra LOCKETT, Petitioner, v. State of OHIO. No. 76-6997. Argued Jan. 17, 1978. Decided July 3, 1978. Syllabus The Ohio death penalty statute provides that once a defendant is found guilty of aggravated murder with at least one of seven specified aggravating circumstances, the death penalty […]
439 U.S. 128 99 S.Ct. 421 58 L.Ed.2d 387 RAKAS et al. v. ILLINOIS. No. 77-5781. Argued Oct. 3, 1978. Decided Dec. 5, 1978. Rehearing Denied Jan. 15, 1979. See 439 U.S. 1122, 99 S.Ct. 1035. Syllabus After receiving a robbery report, police stopped the suspected getaway car, which the owner was driving and in […]
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 […]
430 U.S. 349 97 S.Ct. 1197 51 L.Ed.2d 393 Daniel Wilbur GARDNER, Petitioner,v.State of FLORIDA. No. 74-6593. Argued Nov. 30, 1976. Decided March 22, 1977. Syllabus Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder in a Florida court. After the required separate sentencing hearing, the jury advised the court to impose a life sentence on the ground […]
416 U.S. 505 94 S.Ct. 1820 40 L.Ed.2d 341 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Dominic Nicholas GIORDANO et al. No. 72?1057. Argued Jan. 8, 1974. Decided May 13, 1974. Syllabus Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 provides in 18 U.S.C. ? 2516(1) that ‘the Attorney General, or any Assistant […]