Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Robinson v. California
Robinson v. Cal., 371 U.S. 905 (1962)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1962-11-13
- Topic
- labor-and-employment
How later courts describe this case
- denying, without opinion, motion to abate Court’s judgment overturning appellant-defendant’s state court conviction where the judgment had issued after appellant’s death but before notice to the Court of appellant’s death (with three justices dissenting)
- Supreme Court refused to vacate its decision reversing a criminal conviction despite learning that the defendant had died prior to the Court’s disposition of his appeal
- an appellate court need not vacate its decision if the ease is decided before the court learns of an event that mooted the dispute
- an appellate court need not vacate its decision if the case is decided before the court learns of an event that mooted the dispute
Citator
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- 11 opinions
370 U. S. 660. The motion of American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California for leave to file brief, as amicus curiae, is granted. Petition for rehearing denied.