Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Beneficial Finance Co. v. Massachusetts
Beneficial Fin. Co. v. Mass., 407 U.S. 914 (1972)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1972-06-12
- Topic
- finance
How later courts describe this case
- relying on “well settled” common-law “principles,” which are “determinative” of crime of conspiracy
- Superior Court in a criminal trial “has many powers not found in express language of statutes”
- “the judge also might have been reluctant to call the attention of the jurors to possible sources of adverse publicity”
- in absence of demonstrated prejudice, not reversible error to refuse to give requested instruction that jury not read newspapers or listen to radio or television accounts of the proceedings
- development of new matter should be governed by ordinary relevancy standards
Citator
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- 90 opinions
Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.Reported below: - Mass.-, 275 N. E. 2d 33.