Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Carter v. Amtrak National Railroad Passenger
Carter v. Amtrak Nat’l R.R. Passenger, 520 U.S. 1213 (1997)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1997-05-12
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- finding it was not an abuse of the trial court's discretion to refuse to allow detailed questioning during voir dire concerning specific mitigating factors
- “challenges based on a family member’s negative experience with law enforcement have been upheld under Batson.”
- jury finding of liability is equivalent to finding of damage; thus punitive damages may be assessed
- considering challenges to the FDPA
Citator
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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.