Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Williams v. United States
350 U.S. 857
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1955-10-17
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- 5-year delay following public indictment for capital crime; detention pending trial, with medically diagnosed deterioration in mental health; death or disappearance of “many” possible witnesses
- influence of speedy trial aspects of British Habeas Corpus Act upon the Bill of Rights
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Certiorari, 348 U. S. 926, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Argued October 13,1955. Decided October 17, 1955.
Per Curiam:This case is controlled by the California doctrine of respondeat superior. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for consideration in the light of that governing principle.