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Spearman V. State |
237 Miss. 853, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Docket Number 41284 (1/4/1960) |
Defendant was convicted of murder. The Circuit Court, Monroe County, Raymond T. Jarvis, J., entered judgment, and the defendant appealed. The Supreme Court, Kyle, J., held that evidence raised question for jury as to whether defendant forfeited his right of self-defense by provoking the difficulty which resulted in the killing of the deceased.... |
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Staff Sgt Winton S. Metts, Af 34619599 |
S.C.A.G (7/27/1960) |
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1960 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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State ex Rel. Mar-well, Inc. V. Dodge |
113 Ohio App. 118, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit County (6/22/1960) |
Original proceeding in mandamus to compel issuance of building permit for home in allotment plat. The Court of Appeals, Hundicker, J., held that where, before application for use of premises was filed, zoning requirements were changed by board of trustees of township, the mere fact that an allotment plat was approved and recorded did not... |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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State V. Hills |
241 La. 345, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 45060 (11/7/1960) |
Defendant ws convicted of aggravated rape and from a judgment of the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, Edward A. Haggerty, Jr., J., the defendant appeals. The Supreme Court, Hamlin, J., held that certain rulings were either not erroneous or not prejudicial and on rehearing, Fournet, C.J., held that an inquiry of prospective jurors by... |
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State V. Moore |
101 N.W.2d 579, Supreme Court of North Dakota, Docket Number CR. 296 (3/4/1960) |
Prosecution for murder. The District Court, Cass County, O. B. Burtness, J., entered judgment of conviction and denied defendant's motion for new trial, and defendant appealed. The Supreme Court, Morris, J., held that where trial court correctly instructed jury that admissions of a codefendant could not be considered as evidence against defendant,... |
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State V. Orleans Parish School Bd. |
239 La. 124, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 44851 (2/18/1960) |
Action for declaratory relief. The Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, Alexander E. Rainold, J., rendered the declaratory decree challenged on appeal. The Supreme Court, Simon, J., held that Court of Appeal for Parish of Orleans, and not Supreme Court, had jurisdiction of appeal from judgment of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans,... |
1960 |
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Stickney V. State |
169 Tex.Crim. 533, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 31109 (1/20/1960) |
Prosecution for murder. From adverse judgment of the Criminal District Court No. 3, Harris County, Miron A. Love, J., the defendant appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals held that where arresting officer received information which he considered reliable that a felony had been committed and that accused was escaping in a certain described... |
1960 |
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Suggs V. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen |
219 F.Supp. 770, United States District Court M.D. Georgia, Albany Division, Docket Number 623 (2/17/1960) |
Action by railway union member against union and railroad for wrongful discharge. The action was removed from the state court. The plaintiff filed a motion to remand. The District Court, Bootle, J., held that the action did not arise under federal Constitution or law regulating commerce and was not removable. Order of remand. |
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Paul G. Kauper , Professor of Law University of Michigan Law School |
Supreme Court: Trends in Constitutional Interpretation |
24 Federal Rules Decisions 155 (1959, 1960) |
The emphasis in this paper is on the trends that are evident in the Supreme Court's decisions in recent years. Constitutional law is most profitably studied at any time, at least in terms of its larger significance and in terms of predictability of the Court's decision with respect to a given question, by reference to the underlying trends evident... |
1960 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Tak-trak, Inc. |
128 NLRB No. 103, N.L.R.B, Docket Number Case No. 21-CA-3648 (8/24/1960) |
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1960 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Walter F. Murphy |
The Anatomy of a Constitutional Law Case |
73 Harvard Law Review 1236 (April, 1960) |
After 170 years of functioning within the American system of government the Supreme Court still remains shrouded in mystery, not only to the average citizen but to the constitutional scholar as well. This mystery can in large part be ascribed to the secrecy which surrounds much of the Court's decision-making. At best, written opinions, representing... |
1960 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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The Jury System in the Federal Courts |
26 Federal Rules Decisions 409 (September, 1960) |
Prepared under the authorization of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The present members of the Committee are the following United States District Judges: Honorable Alfred D. Barksdale Senior Judge of the Western District of Virginia Honorable Alexander Holtzoff Judge of the District of Columbia Honorable John W. Murphy Chief Judge of... |
1960 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Thomas P. Lewis |
The Meaning of State Action |
60 Columbia Law Review 1083 (December, 1960) |
There are few problems whose solution depends more on the starting place of the solver than that presented by the familiar state action concept of the fourteenth amendment. Even if there were agreement on the precise line between the private and the governmental act, contention would remain over the scope of the positive duties, if any, imposed... |
1960 |
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Thomas V. Mobley |
118 So.2d 476, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, Docket Number 4760 (1/20/1960) |
Action for alleged desecration of plantation graveyard in which plaintiff's parents and other relatives were interred against plantation owners wherein owners reconvened for damages sustained through allegedly defamatory statements contained in plaintiff's petition. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Coleman... |
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U.s. V. States of La., Tex., Miss., Ala. And Fla. |
363 U.S. 1, Supreme Court of the United States, 10, Docket Number ORIGINAL (5/31/1960) |
Original action brought by the United States against the States of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, for a declaration that the United States was entitled to exclusive possession of, and full dominion and power over, the lands, minerals, and other things underlying the waters of the Gulf of Mexico more than three geographic miles... |
1960 |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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Walker V. State |
169 Tex.Crim. 125, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 31609 (3/2/1960) |
Defendant was convicted of possession of marihuana, with a count charging prior conviction for possession of heroin. The 10th Judicial District Court, Galveston County, Donald M. Markle, J., entered judgment, and the defendant appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals, Davidson, J., held that evidence sustained conviction. Judgment affirmed. |
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Williams V. State |
169 Tex.Crim. 496, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 31630 (3/30/1960) |
Prosecution for rape. From adverse judgment of the Third Judicial District Court, Houston County, V. M. Johnston, J., the defendant appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals, Morrison, P. J., held that rights of defendant were fully protected by two court-appointed attorneys who had practiced eight years or more and had previously tried capital... |
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Wolfe V. State of N. C. |
364 U.S. 177, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 7 (6/27/1960) |
Prosecution for trespass after being ordered off propoerty. The North Carolina Supreme Court, 248 N.C. 485, 103 S.E.2d 846, affirmed judgment of conviction, and the defendant appealed. The United States Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Stewart, held that where constitutional claim that Supremacy Clause and Fourteenth Amendment required state criminal... |
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Anderson V. State |
40 Ala.App. 509, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 2 DIV. 16 (11/10/1959) |
Defendant was convicted of first degree manslaughter. The Circuit Court, Dallas County, L. S. Moore, J., entered judgment, and the defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals, Cates, J., held that evidence sustained conviction, and that witnesses were competent to testify as to speed of defendant's automobile though they did not know how to drive, and... |
1959 |
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Anderson V. State |
40 Ala.App. 509, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 2 DIV. 16 (11/10/1959) |
Defendant was convicted of first degree manslaughter. The Circuit Court, Dallas County, L. S. Moore, J., entered judgment, and the defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals, Cates, J., held that evidence sustained conviction, and that witnesses were competent to testify as to speed of defendant's automobile though they did not know how to drive, and... |
1959 |
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Appellants' Brief, Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc. V. Jacobsen. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 49 (10/22/1959) |
FN* R. 90; also Appendix I, infra, Ap. 1. The opinion of the three-judge district court is reported in 169 Federal Supplement at page 774. Jurisdiction of this court is invoked pursuant to... |
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Appellants' Brief, Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc. V. Jacobsen. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 49 (10/22/1959) |
FN* R. 90; also Appendix I, infra, Ap. 1. The opinion of the three-judge district court is reported in 169 Federal Supplement at page 774. Jurisdiction of this court is invoked pursuant to... |
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Appellee's Brief, Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc. V. Jacobsen |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 49 (11/18/1959) |
The opinion of the three-judge district court dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction is reported at 169 F. Supp. 774. Appellee has heretofore moved that the appeal be dismissed... |
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Appellee's Brief, Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc. V. Jacobsen |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 49 (11/18/1959) |
The opinion of the three-judge district court dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction is reported at 169 F. Supp. 774. Appellee has heretofore moved that the appeal be dismissed... |
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Arrest Warrant, Plaintiff: the People of the State of Colorado, Defendant: Charles Dean. |
District Court of Colorado, Docket Number No. D0162008CR010323 (5/2/1959) |
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: Any Peace Officer authorized by law to execute arrest warrants: WHEREAS, the District Attorney for the Second Judicial District, City and County of... |
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Arrest Warrant, Plaintiff: the People of the State of Colorado, Defendant: Charles Dean. |
District Court of Colorado, Docket Number No. D0162008CR010323 (5/2/1959) |
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: Any Peace Officer authorized by law to execute arrest warrants: WHEREAS, the District Attorney for the Second Judicial District, City and County of... |
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Bijou-pensacola Corp. V. U.s. |
172 F.Supp. 309, United States District Court N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division, Docket Number CIV. 885 (4/22/1959) |
Tax refund case. The District Court, DeVane, J., held that, on facts disclosed, the original $30,000 advanced by plaintiff for purpose of completion of theater building by corporation, which plaintiff and a joint adventurer had organized to construct and operate theater, was a contribution toward capital and not a debt subject to deduction, for... |
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Bijou-pensacola Corp. V. U.s. |
172 F.Supp. 309, United States District Court N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division, Docket Number CIV. 885 (4/22/1959) |
Tax refund case. The District Court, DeVane, J., held that, on facts disclosed, the original $30,000 advanced by plaintiff for purpose of completion of theater building by corporation, which plaintiff and a joint adventurer had organized to construct and operate theater, was a contribution toward capital and not a debt subject to deduction, for... |
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Brief and Appendix on Behalf of Appellants, Harrison V. N.a.a.c.p. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 127 (2/13/1959) |
The opinion of the three-judge United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, is reported at 159 F. Supp. 503 (1958) as National Ass'n. for... |
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Brief and Appendix on Behalf of Appellants, Harrison V. N.a.a.c.p. |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 127 (2/13/1959) |
The opinion of the three-judge United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, is reported at 159 F. Supp. 503 (1958) as National Ass'n. for... |
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