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In Lawrence v. Texas, police officers entered the apartment of John Geddes Lawrence in response to a reported disturbance and observed Lawrence and Tyron Garner engaging in a sexual act. The officers arrested both men, who were then held overnight, charged, and convicted of deviate sexual intercourse under a Texas statute criminalizing same-sex ...
The Petitioner, Pointer (the “Petitioner”) and another individual, were arrested in Texas for robbery. A preliminary hearing was held during which neither the Petitioner nor the other individual had an attorney.
14 mar 2017 · Case Summary for Lawrence v. Texas: Lawrence and Garner were arrested for engaging in homosexual conduct at the home of John Geddes. Both men were convicted under the statute making it a crime to engage in sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.
21 lut 2024 · Quick Summary. Leroy Powell (defendant) was arrested for public intoxication and argued that his chronic alcoholism made his conduct involuntary. The Supreme Court had to decide if such a condition could exempt him from punishment under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Brief Fact Summary. Defendant challenged his indictment and conviction as having been obtained in violation of the Equal Protection Clause because individuals of Mexican descent were systematically excluded from serving as jury commissioner, grand jurors, and petit jurors in the county where he was tried.
14 lip 2023 · In a recent 8-1 ruling in United States v. Texas , the Supreme Court held that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge the agency’s guidance to line-level personnel on how to direct their enforcement efforts.
15 kwi 2016 · United States v. Texas is one of the most — if not the most — important cases before the highest court this term. It’s certainly the most important immigration case the Supreme Court has...
