Scales Vs. United States

Scales vs United States

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided Oct-14-1957

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/99183
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: Oct-14-1957
Case Number: 355 U.S. 1
Subject: Land Acquisition

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Land Acquisition

Key legal issue: Land Acquisition

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Appellant / Petitioner

Scales

Respondent

United States

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scales v. united states - 355 u.s. 1 (1957) u.s. supreme court scales v. united states, 355 u.s. 1 (1957) 355 u.s. 1 scales v. united states. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit. no. 3. argued october 10-11, 1956. restored to the docket for reargument june 3, 1957. decided october 14, 1957. upon consideration of the record and the confession of error by the solicitor general, the judgment is reversed. jencks v. united states, 353 u.s. 657 . 227 f.2d 581 , reversed. telford taylor argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner. solicitor general rankin argued the cause for the united states. with him on the brief were assistant attorney general tompkins, harold d. koffsky, kevin t. maroney, william f. o'donnell and philip t. white. barent ten eyck filed a brief for the american civil liberties union, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. per curiam. upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the solicitor general, the judgment of the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit is reversed. jencks v. united states, 353 u.s. 657 . page 355 u.s. 1, 2

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SCALES v. UNITED STATES - 355 U.S. 1 (1957)
U.S. Supreme Court SCALES v. UNITED STATES, 355 U.S. 1 (1957) 355 U.S. 1

SCALES v. UNITED STATES.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT.
No. 3.
Argued October 10-11, 1956. Restored to the docket for reargument June 3, 1957.
Decided October 14, 1957.

Upon consideration of the record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgment is reversed. Jencks v. United States, 353 U.S. 657 .

227 F.2d 581 , reversed.

Telford Taylor argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Tompkins, Harold D. Koffsky, Kevin T. Maroney, William F. O'Donnell and Philip T. White.

Barent Ten Eyck filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is reversed. Jencks v. United States, 353 U.S. 657 .

Page 355 U.S. 1, 2