Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Wood v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
Wood v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc’y, 424 U.S. 966 (1976)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1976-03-22
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- parties cannot consent to de novo review because the district court is not empowered to conduct one.
- relies on Ross to revoke probation for lottery activities during pendency of appeal on a firearms conviction
- rationale for preliminary hearing not applicable when probationer incarcerated pursuant to a final conviction at the time of revocation proceedings
- probation could be revoked for act committed during pendency of appeal
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Wood v. Equitable Life Assurance Society. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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- 132 opinions
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.