United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 442U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 63
Page 70
... instruction to disregard inadmissible evidence , " there are some contexts in which the risk that the jury will not , or cannot , follow instructions is so great , and the consequences of failure so vital to the defendant , that the ...
... instruction to disregard inadmissible evidence , " there are some contexts in which the risk that the jury will not , or cannot , follow instructions is so great , and the consequences of failure so vital to the defendant , that the ...
Page 71
... instruction that the jury was to consider each confession only against its source . One of Harrington's codefendants , whose confession implicated Harrington , took the stand and was subject to cross - examination . The other two ...
... instruction that the jury was to consider each confession only against its source . One of Harrington's codefendants , whose confession implicated Harrington , took the stand and was subject to cross - examination . The other two ...
Page 73
... instruct a jury , and even more pointless for an appellate court to reverse a criminal con- viction because the jury was improperly instructed . The Con- frontation Clause has never been held to bar the admission into evidence of every ...
... instruct a jury , and even more pointless for an appellate court to reverse a criminal con- viction because the jury was improperly instructed . The Con- frontation Clause has never been held to bar the admission into evidence of every ...
Page 74
... instructions cannot be accepted as adequate to safeguard the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause . Under such cir- cumstances , the " practical and human limitations of the jury system , " Bruton v . United States , supra ...
... instructions cannot be accepted as adequate to safeguard the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause . Under such cir- cumstances , the " practical and human limitations of the jury system , " Bruton v . United States , supra ...
Page 75
... instructions . We therefore hold that admission of interlock- ing confessions with proper limiting instructions conforms to the requirements of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution . Accordingly , the ...
... instructions . We therefore hold that admission of interlock- ing confessions with proper limiting instructions conforms to the requirements of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution . Accordingly , the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admission affirmed alleged amici curiae appellees application argued the cause BLACKMUN Board BRENNAN brief Bruton C. A. 5th Cir cause of action Certiorari denied child claim Commission concluded concurring confession Congress constitutional Corp Court of Appeals criminal Debate Clause decision defendant determination District Court drug due process Due Process Clause evidence fact federal court Fifth Amendment filed Fourteenth Amendment Fourth Amendment grand jury granted hearing held Helstoski hospital inmate interest issue judgment judicial jurisdiction JUSTICE juvenile labor Laetrile legislative MARSHALL ment mental Morrissey Nebraska parents parole patients pen register person petitioner petitioner's plaintiff police POWELL presumption probable cause probation officer procedures proceeding protection provides Puerto Rico punitive damages question reasonable REHNQUIST remanded remedy Reported request respondent respondent's rule Section sentence Speech or Debate Stat statement statute statutory STEVENS Supp supra Supreme Court tion Title VII trial United veterans violation warrant
Popular passages
Page 386 - VII provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer — (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Page 108 - Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered...
Page 32 - First, the private interest that will be affected by the official action; second, the risk of an erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures used, and the probable value, if any, of additional or substitute procedural safeguards; and finally, the Government's interest, including the function involved and the fiscal and administrative burdens that the additional or substitute procedural requirement would entail.
Page 349 - Act, it is the continuing responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of national policy...
Page 621 - The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the State to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the mere creature of the State; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for additional obligations.
Page 240 - gist of the question of standing" is whether the party seeking relief has "alleged such a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy as to assure that concrete adverseness which sharpens the presentation of issues upon which the court so largely depends for illumination of difficult constitutional questions.
Page 228 - The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and arises under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.
Page 103 - ... no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
Page 770 - greater" and which the "lesser" intrusion is itself a debatable question and the answer may depend on a variety of circumstances. For constitutional purposes, we see no difference between on the one hand seizing and holding a car before presenting the probable cause issue to a magistrate and on the other hand carrying out an immediate search without a warrant. Given probable cause to search, either course is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
Page 353 - ... in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man's environment; (B) identify and develop methods and procedures, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality established by title II of this Act, which will insure that presently unqualified environmental amenities and values may be given appropriate consideration in decisionmaking along with economic and technical considerations...