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Campbell Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Campbell v. United States - 373 U.S. 487 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Campbell v. United States, 373 U.S. 487 (1963) Campbell v. United States No. 631 Argued April 25, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 487 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT Syllabus After this Court's remand of this case, 365 U. S. 85 , for further proceedings to determine whether petitioners' motion under the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. 3500, for production of a pretrial statement of a government witness had been erroneously denied by the Federal District Court in their trial for bank robbery, further hearings were held in the District Court, from which it appeared that, after interviewing the witness and taking longhand notes of his account of the robbery, an FBI Agent had repeated back to the witness this account, referring to his notes; the witness had indicated that the Agent's oral presentation was accurate, but had not signed the notes; some hours later, the Agent had i...
United States Vs. Braverman
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
United States v. Braverman - 373 U.S. 405 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Braverman, 373 U.S. 405 (1963) United States v. Braverman No. 506 Argued April 22, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 405 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Syllabus An indictment under 1 of the Elkins Act states an offense when it charges that a person has solicited a rebate from a common carrier respecting the transportation in interstate commerce of a shipper's property, even though it is not alleged that the rebate was for the benefit of the shipper. Pp. 373 U. S. 405 -409. Reversed and remanded. MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellee Jerry Braverman was transportation manager of the Burbank, California, distribution office of the Andrew Jergens Company, which ships goods in interstate commerce. In June, 1962, he was indicted in a United States District Court and charged with having violated 1 of the Elkins...
Hathaway Vs. Texas
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
HATHAWAY v. TEXAS - 373 U.S. 540 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court HATHAWAY v. TEXAS, 373 U.S. 540 (1963) 373 U.S. 540 HATHAWAY v. TEXAS. APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS. No. 532. Decided May 27, 1963. Judgment reversed on representations of counsel for appellee. David B. Buerger for appellant. Norman V. Suarez, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, for appellee. PER CURIAM. The judgment is reversed on the representations of counsel for the appellee. West Point Wholesale Grocery Co. v. City of Opelika, Alabama, 354 U.S. 390 . YALE TRANSPORT CORP. v. UNITED STATES, 373 U.S. 540 (1963) 373 U.S. 540 (1963) "> U.S. Supreme Court YALE TRANSPORT CORP. v. UNITED STATES, 373 U.S. 540 (1963) 373 U.S. 540 YALE TRANSPORT CORP. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 936. Decided May 27, 1963. 210 F. Supp. 862, affirmed. Herbert Burstein for appellant. Solicitor General Cox, Assistant...
Cepero Vs. United States Congress
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
CEPERO v. UNITED STATES CONGRESS - 373 U.S. 545 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court CEPERO v. UNITED STATES CONGRESS, 373 U.S. 545 (1963) 373 U.S. 545 CEPERO v. UNITED STATES CONGRESS ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 1024, Misc. Decided May 27, 1963. Appeal dismissed. Reported below: ___ F. Supp. ___. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed. Page 373 U.S. 545, 546 ALABAMA v. UNITED STATES, 373 U.S. 545 (1963) 373 U.S. 545 (1963) "> U.S. Supreme Court ALABAMA v. UNITED STATES, 373 U.S. 545 (1963) 373 U.S. 545 ALABAMA ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BILL OF COMPLAINT. No. 15, Original. Decided May 27, 1963. Motion for leave to file proposed bill of complaint, as amended, denied. J. Kirkman Jackson, John P. Kohn, George Stephen Leonard, Richard L. Hirshberg, John W. Vardaman, John A. Caddell and Thos. B. Hill, Jr. for plaintiffs. Solicitor General Cox, Ralph S. Spritzer and Louis F. Cl...
Sperry Vs. Florida
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Sperry v. Florida - 373 U.S. 379 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Sperry v. Florida, 373 U.S. 379 (1963) Sperry v. Florida ex rel. Florida Bar No. 322 Argued March 25, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 379 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA Syllabus Petitioner is not a lawyer, and has never been admitted to the Bar of any State, but, under regulations issued by the Commissioner of Patents with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 31, he has been authorized to practice before the United States Patent Office. As part of that practice, he has for many years represented patent applicants, prepared and prosecuted their applications, and advised them in connection with their applications in the State of Florida. The Florida Bar sued in the Supreme Court of Florida to enjoin the performance of these and other specified acts within the State, contending that they constituted unauthorized practice of law. Held: 1. Florida may not prohibit petitioner fr...
Boesch Vs. Udall
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Boesch v. Udall - 373 U.S. 472 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Boesch v. Udall, 373 U.S. 472 (1963) Boesch v. Udall No. 332 Argued February 25, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 472 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Syllabus The Secretary of the Interior has authority to cancel in an administrative proceeding a noncompetitive lease of public lands issued under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 in circumstances where such lease was granted in violation of the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder -- i.e., he has power to correct administrative errors of the sort involved in this case by cancellation of leases in administrative proceedings timely instituted by competing applicants for the same land. Pp. 373 U. S. 473 -486. (a) The Secretary, under his general powers of management over the public lands, has authority to cancel such a lease administratively for invalidity at its inception, unless such ...
Watson Vs. City of Memphis
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Watson v. City of Memphis - 373 U.S. 526 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Watson v. City of Memphis, 373 U.S. 526 (1963) Watson v. City of Memphis No. 424 Argued April 17-18, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 526 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus In 1960, petitioners, Negro residents of Memphis, Tenn., sued in a Federal District Court for declaratory and injunctive relief directing immediate desegregation of public parks and other publicly owned or operated recreational facilities from which Negroes were still excluded. The City denied neither the fact that the majority of the relevant facilities were operated on a segregated basis nor its duty under the Fourteenth Amendment to terminate its policy of conditioning use of such facilities on race. Instead, it pointed to the partial desegregation already effected and attempted to justify its further delay in conforming fully to constitutional mandates by urging the need and wisdom of pro...
Cepero Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
CEPERO v. UNITED STATES - 373 U.S. 544 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court CEPERO v. UNITED STATES, 373 U.S. 544 (1963) 373 U.S. 544 CEPERO v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 1227, Misc. Decided May 27, 1963. Appeal dismissed. Reported below: ___ F. Supp. ___. Appellant pro se. Solicitor General Cox for the United States. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed. Page 373 U.S. 544, 545 SMITH v. KANSAS, 373 U.S. 544 (1963) 373 U.S. 544 (1963) "> U.S. Supreme Court SMITH v. KANSAS, 373 U.S. 544 (1963) 373 U.S. 544 SMITH v. KANSAS ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF KANSAS. No. 966, Misc. Decided May 27, 1963. Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Reported below: 188 Kan. 473, 363 P.2d 541. Appellant pro se. William M. Ferguson, Attorney General of Kansas, and J. Richard Foth and Park McGee, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellees. PER CURIAM. The motion...
Haynes Vs. Washington
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Haynes v. Washington - 373 U.S. 503 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Haynes v. Washington, 373 U.S. 503 (1963) Haynes v. Washington No. 147 Argued February 26-27, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 503 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON Syllabus In a Washington State Court, petitioner was tried on a charge of robbery, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. Over his timely objection, there was admitted in evidence a written confession obtained after he had been held incommunicado for 16 hours and had been told that he could not call his wife until he had signed it. In accordance with local practice, the question as to the voluntariness of the confession was left for determination by the jury, and it brought in a general verdict of guilty. Held: On the record in this case, the confession was not voluntary, and its admission in evidence violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 373 U. S. 504 -520. (a) A review of the entire record reveals that ...
Norvell Vs. Illinois
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-27-1963
Norvell v. Illinois - 373 U.S. 420 (1963) U.S. Supreme Court Norvell v. Illinois, 373 U.S. 420 (1963) Norvell v. Illinois No. 513 Argued April 24, 1963 Decided May 27, 1963 373 U.S. 420 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS Syllabus In applying the doctrine of Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U. S. 12 , to a situation where no transcript of the trial of an indigent defendant is available due to the death of the court reporter, a State may, without violation of the Due Process or Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, deny relief to an indigent prisoner who had a lawyer at his trial and presumably had the lawyer's continuing services for purposes of appeal, and yet failed to pursue an appeal. Pp. 373 U. S. 420 -424. 25 Ill.2d 169, 182 N.E.2d 719, affirmed. MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner was convicted of murder in the Illinois courts in 1941, and sentenced to 199 years in prison. Though indigent, he had a lawyer at the tr...
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