Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

David v. Louisiana

476 U.S. 1130

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-05-19
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • interpretive rules promulgated under federal Consumer Product Safety Act, which did provide for private causes of action, could form the basis for a cause of action
  • “ ‘[Recommendation’ is used in the statute and it is clearly proper to refer to it as such. The error occurs when, because of additional comments, a message is conveyed that the juror’s decision is not the final one.”
  • " '[R]ecommendation' is used in the statute and it is clearly proper to refer to it as such. The error occurs when, because of additional comments, a message is conveyed that the juror's decision is not the final one."
  • two murders, robbery and burglary

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
80 opinions

Sup. Ct. La. Certiorari denied. Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall would grant certiorari.