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Bourjaily v. United States, 483 U.S. 171 (1987)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment
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Tanner v. United States, 483 U.S. 107 (1987)
Issues: Evidence Law, Testimony of Jury Members (FRE 606)
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United States v. Inadi, 475 U.S. 387 (1986)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment
475 U.S. 387 106 S.Ct. 1121 89 L.Ed.2d 390 UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Joseph INADI. No. 84-1580. Argued Dec. 3, 1985. Decided March 10, 1986. Counsel: Andrew L. Frey, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Holly Maguigan, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Following a jury trial in Federal District Court, respondent was convicted of conspiring to […]
United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 45 (1984)
Issues: Evidence Law, Impeachment of Witness
469 U.S. 45 105 S.Ct. 465 83 L.Ed.2d 450 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. John Clyde ABEL. No. 83-935. Argued Nov. 7, 1984. Decided Dec. 10, 1984. Counsel: Stephen S. Trott, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Yolanda Barrera Gomez, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Respondent and two cohorts were indicted for bank robbery. The […]
Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38 (1984)
Issues: Evidence Law, Evidence of Prior Convictions, Impeachment of Witness
469 U.S. 38 105 S.Ct. 460 83 L.Ed.2d 443 Edward LUCE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. No. 83-912. Argued Oct. 3, 1984. Decided Dec. 10, 1984. Counsel: James I. Marcus, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. Bruce M. Kuhlik, Washington, D.C., for the respondent, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court. [hr] Syllabus During his trial in […]
Upjohn Co. v. United States, 449 U.S. 383 (1981)
Issues: Attorney-Client Privilege, Evidence Law
449 U.S. 383 101 S.Ct. 677 66 L.Ed.2d 584 UPJOHN COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES et al. No. 79-886. Argued Nov. 5, 1980. Decided Jan. 13, 1981. Counsel: Daniel M. Gribbon, Washington, D. C., for petitioners. Lawrence G. Wallace, Washington, D. C., for respondents. [hr] Syllabus When the General Counsel for petitioner pharmaceutical […]
Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment
448 U.S. 56 100 S.Ct. 2531 65 L.Ed.2d 597 State of OHIO, Petitioner, v. Herschel ROBERTS. No. 78-756. Argued Nov. 26, 1979. Decided June 25, 1980. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States […]
Trammel v. United States, 445 U.S. 40 (1980)
Issues: Evidence Law, Spousal Privilege
445 U.S. 40 100 S.Ct. 906 63 L.Ed.2d 186 Otis TRAMMEL, Jr., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. No. 78-5705. Argued Oct. 29, 30, 1979. Decided Feb. 27, 1980. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] One-Sentence Takeaway:?Spousal privilege does not extend to a defendant preventing his/her spouse from voluntarily giving adverse testimony against the defendant. [/qtbl] Syllabus Prior to his trial […]
Idaho v. Wright, 497 U.S. 805 (1990)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule
497 U.S. 805 110 S.Ct. 3139 111 L.Ed.2d 638 IDAHO, Petitioner v. Laura Lee WRIGHT. No. 89-260. Argued April 18, 1990. Decided June 27, 1990. Counsel: James T. Jones, Jerome, Idaho, for the petitioner. William C. Bryson, Washington, D.C., for the U.S. as amicus curiae supporting the petitioner by special leave of Court. Rolf Michael […]
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 […]
Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996)
Issues: Evidence Law, Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
518 U.S. 1 116 S.Ct. 1923 135 L.Ed.2d 337 JAFFEE, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALLEN, DECEASED v. REDMOND et al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. No. 95-266. Argued February 26, 1996 Decided June 13, 1996 Syllabus Petitioner, the administrator of decedent Allen’s estate, filed this action alleging that Allen’s […]
Tome v. United States, 513 U.S. 150 (1995)
Issues: Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule
513 U.S. 150 115 S.Ct. 696 130 L.Ed.2d 574 Matthew Wayne TOME, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 93-6892. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Oct. 5, 1994. Decided Jan. 10, 1995. Syllabus * Petitioner Tome was charged with sexually abusing his daughter A.T. when she was four years old. The Government theorized that he […]
Williamson v. United States, 512 U.S. 594 (1994)
Issues: Declaration Against Interest, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule
512 U.S. 594 114 S.Ct. 2431 129 L.Ed.2d 476 Fredel WILLIAMSON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. No. 93-5256. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 25, 1994. Decided June 27, 1994. Counsel: Benjamin S. Waxman, for petitioner. John F. Manning, for respondent. [hr] Syllabus * After Reginald Harris refused to testify at petitioner Williamson’s federal […]
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
Issues: Evidence Law, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence
509 U.S. 579 113 S.Ct. 2786 125 L.Ed.2d 469 William DAUBERT, et ux., etc., et al., Petitioners, v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. No. 92-102. Argued March 30, 1993 Decided June 28, 1993. Syllabus * Petitioners, two minor children and their parents, alleged in their suit against respondent that the children’s serious birth defects had been […]
United States v. Salerno, 505 U.S. 317 (1992)
Issues: Evidence Law, Grand Jury Testimony
505 U.S. 317 112 S.Ct. 2503 120 L.Ed.2d 255 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Anthony SALERNO et al. No. 91-872. Argued April 20, 1992. Decided June 19, 1992. Counsel: James A. Feldman, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Michael E. Tigar, Austin, Tex., for respondents. [hr] Syllabus The respondents were indicted on a variety of federal charges, including […]
Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62 (1991)
Issues: Battered Child Syndrome, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Jury Instructions
502 U.S. 62 112 S.Ct. 475 116 L.Ed.2d 385 Wayne ESTELLE, Warden, Petitioner v. Mark Owen McGUIRE. No. 90-1074. Argued Oct. 9, 1991. Decided Dec. 4, 1991. Headnotes: Admission of evidence of battered child syndrome — Jury instructions: Neither admission of prior injury evidence as proof of battered child syndrome nor jury instruction as to […]
White v. Illinois, 502 U.S. 346 (1992)
Issues: Confrontation Clause, Evidence Law, Hearsay Rule, Sixth Amendment
502 U.S. 346 112 S.Ct. 736 116 L.Ed.2d 848 Randall D. WHITE, Petitioner v. ILLINOIS. No. 90-6113. Argued Nov. 5, 1991. Decided Jan. 15, 1992. Counsel: Gary R. Peterson, Springfield, Ill., for the petitioner. Arleen C. Anderson, Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Stephen L. Nightingale, Washington, D.C., as amicus curiae, supporting the respondent. [hr] Headnotes: Admission […]
United States v. Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303 (1998)
Issues: Evidence Law, Polygraph Evidence
523 U.S. 303 118 S.Ct. 1261 140 L.Ed.2d 413 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Edward G. SCHEFFER. No. 96-1133. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 3, 1997. Decided March 31, 1998. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Holding:?A per se exclusion of all polygraph evidence does not violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to present a defense. [/qtbl] […]
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. […]
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 […]