Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Fahrig v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.

Fahrig v. Federated Dep’t Stores, Inc., 423 U.S. 951 (1975)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1975-11-11
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • prosecutor contended in opening statement that knife found in deceased's hand was placed there and in closing argument that accused ran a "beer joint"
  • the district court’s findings of fact “should be construed liberally and found to be in consonance with the judgment, so long as that judgment is supported by evidence in the record”
  • state not required to prove impossibility of accused's innocence.

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.