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Rees Vs. Peyton
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-31-1966
Rees v. Peyton - 384 U.S. 312 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court Rees v. Peyton, 384 U.S. 312 (1966) Rees v. Peyton No. 321, Misc. Decided May 31, 1966 384 U.S. 312 ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, under federal life sentences for kidnapping, filed a habeas corpus petition in the District Court alleging that a subsequent related state murder conviction on which he was sentenced to death violated his constitutional rights. A month after petitioning this Court for certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' affirmance of the District Court's rejection of his claims, petitioner ordered counsel to withdraw the petition and forgo further legal proceedings. Petitioner's counsel advised the Court that, since evidence cast doubt on his client's mental competency, he could not conscientiously do so without a psychiatric evaluation of petitioner. A psychiatrist he retained examined Rees and pronounced him incomp...
Rinaldi Vs. Yeager
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-31-1966
Rinaldi v. Yeager - 384 U.S. 305 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court Rinaldi v. Yeager, 384 U.S. 305 (1966) Rinaldi v. Yeager No. 940 Argued April 21, 1966 Decided May 31, 1966 384 U.S. 305 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY Syllabus Appellant was convicted of a criminal offense in New Jersey and sentenced to prison. At his request, the county furnished him with a trial transcript in connection with his in forma pauperis appeal. The appeal proved unsuccessful. His prison pay was withheld to reimburse the county for the cost of the transcript under a statute providing for reimbursement from the institutional earnings of an unsuccessful criminal appellant. The statute requires no such repayment from an unsuccessful appellant given a suspended sentence, placed on probation, or sentenced only to pay a fine. A three-judge Federal District Court rejected appellant's claim that the statute is unconstitutional. Held: A state statute requiring an u...
Tillman Vs. City of Port Arthur
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-31-1966
TILLMAN v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR - 384 U.S. 315 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court TILLMAN v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, 384 U.S. 315 (1966) 384 U.S. 315 TILLMAN ET AL. v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. No. 1214. Decided May 31, 1966. 398 S. W. 2d 750, appeal dismissed. W. J. Durham for appellants. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. ALTON v. TAWES, 384 U.S. 315 (1966) 384 U.S. 315 (1966) "> U.S. Supreme Court ALTON v. TAWES, 384 U.S. 315 (1966) 384 U.S. 315 ALTON v. TAWES, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. No. 1344. Decided May 31, 1966. 253 F. Supp. 731, affirmed. Bennett Crain, Jr., and George Cochran Doub for appellant. PER CURIAM. The motion to advance is granted. The judgment is affirmed. Page 384 U.S. 315, 316 ...
United States Vs. Von's Grocery Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-31-1966
United States v. Von's Grocery Co. - 384 U.S. 270 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Von's Grocery Co., 384 U.S. 270 (1966) United States v. Von's Grocery Co. No. 303 Argued March 22, 1966 Decided May 31, 1966 384 U.S. 270 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Syllabus The United States charged that the acquisition in 1960 by Von's Grocery Company of Shopping Bag Food Stores, a competitor in the retail grocery market in the Los Angeles area, violated 7 of the Clayton Act. After a hearing, the District Court concluded that there was "not a reasonable probability" that the merger would tend "substantially to lessen competition" or "create a monopoly" in violation of 7, and entered judgment for the appellees. Held. The merger of two of the largest and most successful retail grocery companies in a market area characterized by a steady decline, before and after the merger, in the number of small grocery companies, combin...
United States Vs. Standard Oil Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
United States v. Standard Oil Co. - 384 U.S. 224 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Standard Oil Co., 384 U.S. 224 (1966) United States v. Standard Oil Co. No. 291 Argued January 25, 1966 Decided May 23, 1966 384 U.S. 224 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Syllabus Appellant was indicted for discharging gasoline into navigable waters in violation of the proscription in 13 of the Rivers and Harbors Act against discharge therein of "any refuse matter of any kind or description." The District Court dismissed the indictment on the ground that "refuse matter" does not include commercially valuable material. Held: the discharge of commercially valuable gasoline into navigable waters is encompassed by 13 of the Act. Pp. 384 U. S. 225 -230. Pp. 384 U. S. 225 -230. (a) Petroleum products, whether useable or not, when discharged into navigable waters constitute a menace to navigation and pollute rivers and harbors. P. 384...
Rutherford Vs. Washington
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
RUTHERFORD v. WASHINGTON - 384 U.S. 267 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court RUTHERFORD v. WASHINGTON, 384 U.S. 267 (1966) 384 U.S. 267 RUTHERFORD v. WASHINGTON. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON. No. 1167. Decided May 23, 1966. 66 Wash. 2d 851, 405 P.2d 719, appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Kenneth A. MacDonald for appellant. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for a writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied. Page 384 U.S. 267, 268 DAY v. UNITED STATES, 384 U.S. 267 (1966) 384 U.S. 267 (1966) "> U.S. Supreme Court DAY v. UNITED STATES, 384 U.S. 267 (1966) 384 U.S. 267 DAY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 1086. Decided May 23, 1966. 246 F. Supp. 689, affirmed. Edward J. Hickey, Jr., and James L. Highsaw, Jr., for appellants. Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney Genera...
Mills Vs. Alabama
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
Mills v. Alabama - 384 U.S. 214 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court Mills v. Alabama, 384 U.S. 214 (1966) Mills v. Alabama No. 597 Argued April 19, 1966 Decided May 23, 1966 384 U.S. 214 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA Syllabus Appellant, a Birmingham, Alabama, newspaper editor, was arrested on a complaint of violating 285 of the Alabama Corrupt Practices Act by writing and publishing on election day an editorial urging adoption in that election of the mayor-council form of government. Section 285 proscribes electioneering or soliciting votes on election day for or against any proposition or candidate involved in the election. The trial court sustained demurrers on the grounds that the statute violated state and federal free speech guarantees. The Alabama Supreme Court, holding the statutory election-day restriction reasonable or "within the field of reasonableness," reversed and remanded the case for trial. Held: 1. This Court has jurisdiction over the appeal. Notwithstan...
Greer Vs. Beto
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
GREER v. BETO - 384 U.S. 269 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court GREER v. BETO, 384 U.S. 269 (1966) 384 U.S. 269 GREER v. BETO, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS. No. 720, Misc. Decided May 23, 1966. Certiorari granted; reversed. William E. Gray for petitioner. Waggoner Carr, Attorney General of Texas, Hawthorne Phillips, First Assistant Attorney General, T. B. Wright, Executive Assistant Attorney General, and Howard M. Fender, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent. PER CURIAM. The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is reversed. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 ; Doughty v. Maxwell, 376 U.S. 202 ; see Garner v. Pennsylvania, 372 U.S. 768 ; United States ex rel. Durocher v. LaVallee, 330 F.2d 303 (C. A. 2d Cir.). MR. JUSTICE HARLAN would set the case for argument, believing that the retroactivity of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 ...
Venable Vs. Texas
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
VENABLE v. TEXAS - 384 U.S. 266 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court VENABLE v. TEXAS, 384 U.S. 266 (1966) 384 U.S. 266 VENABLE v. TEXAS. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS. No. 1196. Decided May 23, 1966. 397 S. W. 2d 231, appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. William VanDercreek for appellant. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for a writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied. Page 384 U.S. 266, 267 WYLAN v. CALIFORNIA, 384 U.S. 266 (1966) 384 U.S. 266 (1966) "> U.S. Supreme Court WYLAN v. CALIFORNIA, 384 U.S. 266 (1966) 384 U.S. 266 WYLAN v. CALIFORNIA. APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. No. 991. Decided May 23, 1966. Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied. Ronald H. Bonaparte and David A. Binder for appellant. Byron B. Gentry for appellee. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdict...
Colonial Pipeline Co. Vs. Virginia
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-23-1966
COLONIAL PIPELINE CO. v. VIRGINIA - 384 U.S. 268 (1966) U.S. Supreme Court COLONIAL PIPELINE CO. v. VIRGINIA, 384 U.S. 268 (1966) 384 U.S. 268 COLONIAL PIPELINE CO. v. VIRGINIA. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA. No. 985. Decided May 23, 1966. 206 Va. 517, 145 S. E. 2d 227, appeal dismissed. Ralph H. Ferrell, Jr., John W. Riely and Howard D. McCloud for appellant. Robert Y. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, and D. Gardiner Tyler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. PENNSYLVANIA, 384 U.S. 268 (1966) 384 U.S. 268 (1966) "> U.S. Supreme Court LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. PENNSYLVANIA, 384 U.S. 268 (1966) 384 U.S. 268 LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. PENNSYLVANIA. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 1152. Decided May 23, 1966. 419 Pa. 370, 214 A. 2d 209...
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