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United States Vs. Rojas-contreras
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1985
United States v. Rojas-Contreras - 474 U.S. 231 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Rojas-Contreras, 474 U.S. 231 (1985) United States v. Rojas-Contreras No. 84-1023 Argued October 9, 1985 Decided December 16, 1985 474 U.S. 231 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 18, 1983, for felony illegal entry into the United States and reentry by a deported alien, he having been previously convicted for illegal entry "on or about December 17, 1981." Appearing through counsel on February 18, 1983, respondent was arraigned, and the trial was set for April 19, 1983. When it was noticed that the date of the previous conviction was actually December 7, 1981, the grand jury, on April 15, 1983, returned a superseding indictment identical to the original except that it corrected the date of the previous conviction. Respondent then moved for a 30-day continuance of the trial, contendin...
Univ. of Michigan Vs. Ewing
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-12-1985
Univ. of Michigan v. Ewing - 474 U.S. 214 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Univ. of Michigan v. Ewing, 474 U.S. 214 (1985) Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing No. 84-1273 Argued October 8, 1985 Decided December 12, 1985 474 U.S. 214 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent was enrolled in a year program of study at the University of Michigan known as "Inteflex." An undergraduate degree and a medical degree are awarded upon successful completion of the program. To qualify for the final two years of the program, a student must pass an examination known as "NBME Part I." Respondent was dismissed from the University when he failed this examination with the lowest score recorded in the history of the Inteflex program. After unsuccessfully seeking, from University authorities, readmission to the program and an opportunity to retake the examination, respondent brought suit in Federal District Court, alleging a right to retake t...
Eastern Air Lines Vs. Mahfoud
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-10-1985
EASTERN AIR LINES v. MAHFOUD - 474 U.S. 213 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court EASTERN AIR LINES v. MAHFOUD, 474 U.S. 213 (1985) 474 U.S. 213 EASTERN AIR LINES, INC. v. MAHFOUD ON BEHALF OF MAHFOUD ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 83-1807. Argued January 15, 1985 Reargued October 9, 1985 Decided December 10, 1985 729 F.2d 777 , affirmed by an equally divided Court. Richard M. Sharp reargued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jeffrey C. Martin, Suzanne E. Meeker, Francis G. Weller, and Marc J. Yellin. George E. Farrell reargued the cause and filed a brief for respondent. * PER CURIAM. The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. JUSTICE BRENNAN took no part in the decision of this case. [ Footnote * ] Juanita M. Madole and Donald W. Madole filed a brief for Dina Avecilla et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance. Page 474 U.S. 213, 214 ...
Cleavinger Vs. Saxner
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-10-1985
Cleavinger v. Saxner - 474 U.S. 193 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Cleavinger v. Saxner, 474 U.S. 193 (1985) Cleavinger v. Saxner No. 84-732 Argued October 16, 1985 Decided December 10, 1985 474 U.S. 193 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent federal prison inmates were found guilty by the prison's Discipline Committee, composed of petitioner prison officials, of encouraging other inmates to engage in a work stoppage and of other charges, and were ordered to be placed in administrative detention and to forfeit a specified number of days of "good time." On appeals to the Warden and the Regional Director of the Bureau of Prisons, respondents were ordered released from administrative detention and all material relevant to the incident in question was ordered expunged from their records. They were later paroled and released. But in the meantime, they brought suit in Federal District Court against petitioners, alleging a violation...
Maine Vs. Moulton
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-10-1985
Maine v. Moulton - 474 U.S. 159 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Maine v. Moulton, 474 U.S. 159 (1985) Maine v. Moulton No. 84-786 Argued October 8, 1985 Decided December 10, 1985 474 U.S. 159 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MAINE Syllabus Respondent, represented by retained counsel, pleaded not guilty in a Maine Superior Court to charges of theft by receiving of automotive vehicles and parts. Respondent's codefendant Colson informed the police that he had received anonymous threatening telephone calls regarding the pending charges, and indicated that he wished to talk to the police about the charges. Before meeting with the police, Colson met with respondent to plan for the upcoming trial, and, according to Colson, respondent suggested the possibility of killing a State's witness. Thereafter, Colson and his lawyer met with police officers, and Colson confessed to his participation with respondent in committing the crimes for which they had been indicted and agreed to t...
Thomas Vs. Arn
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-04-1985
Thomas v. Arn - 474 U.S. 140 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985) Thomas v. Arn No. 84-5630 Argued October 7, 1985 Decided December 4, 1985 474 U.S. 140 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner was convicted of homicide in an Ohio court, and ultimately the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the conviction. She sought habeas corpus relief in the Federal District Court, which referred the case to a Magistrate, who issued a report recommending denial of the writ and containing proposed findings and conclusions of law and a notice that failure to file objections within 10 days waived the right to appeal the District Court's order. Petitioner failed to file objections even though she had received an extension of time to do so, but the District Judge sua sponte reviewed the entire record de novo and dismissed the petition on the merits. On appeal, petitioner provided no explanation for her failure to object to t...
United States Vs. Riverside Bayview
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-04-1985
United States v. Riverside Bayview - 474 U.S. 121 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Riverside Bayview, 474 U.S. 121 (1985) United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. No. 84-701 Argued October 16, 1985 Decided December 4, 1985 474 U.S. 121 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus The Clean Water Act prohibits any discharge of dredged or fill materials into "navigable waters" -- defined as the "waters of the United States" -- unless authorized by a permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Construing the Act to cover all "freshwater wetlands" that are adjacent to other covered waters, the Corps issued a regulation defining such wetlands as "those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions." After respondent Riv...
Green Vs. Mansour
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-03-1985
Green v. Mansour - 474 U.S. 64 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Green v. Mansour, 474 U.S. 64 (1985) Green v. Mansour No. 84-6270 Argued October 7, 1985 Decided December 3, 1985 474 U.S. 64 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner recipients of benefits under the federal Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program brought class actions in Federal District Court against respondent Director of the Michigan Department of Social Services. They claimed that respondent's policies of prohibiting the deduction of child care costs and requiring the inclusion of stepparents' income for purposes of calculating earned income, thereby determining eligibility for and the amount of AFDC benefits, violated applicable federal law. Petitioners sought an injunction, a declaratory judgment, and "notice relief." While the actions were pending, Congress amended the relevant federal statute to expressly require States to deduct child care expe...
Miller Vs. Fenton
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-03-1985
Miller v. Fenton - 474 U.S. 104 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Miller v. Fenton, 474 U.S. 104 (1985) Miller v. Fenton No. 84-5786 Argued October 16, 1985 Decided December 3, 1985 474 U.S. 104 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, after a 58-minute interrogation at the New Jersey State Police Barracks, confessed to a murder. The New Jersey trial court rejected his motion to suppress the confession, and the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division reversed, finding as a matter of law that the confession was the result of compulsion, and thus was impermissible under the Fourteenth Amendment's due process guarantee. The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed, finding, after examining the "totality of all the surrounding circumstances," that the interrogation was proper and that the resulting confession, being voluntary, had been properly admitted into evidence. Petitioner then soug...
Heath Vs. Alabama
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-03-1985
Heath v. Alabama - 474 U.S. 82 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Heath v. Alabama, 474 U.S. 82 (1985) Heath v. Alabama No. 84-5555 Argued October 9, 1985 Decided December 3, 1985 474 U.S. 82 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA Syllabus Petitioner hired two men to kill his wife. In accordance with petitioner's plan, the men kidnaped petitioner's wife from her home in Alabama. Her body was later found on the side of a road in Georgia. Petitioner pleaded guilty to "malice" murder in a Georgia trial court in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment. Subsequently, he was tried and convicted of murder during a kidnaping, and was sentenced to death in an Alabama trial court, which rejected his claim of double jeopardy. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. Held: 1. This Court will not decide whether the Alabama trial court had jurisdiction, where petitioner did not claim lack of jurisdiction in his petition to the Alabama ...
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