Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Moody v. Alabama ex rel. Payne
Moody v. Ala. ex rel. Payne, 435 U.S. 969 (1978)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-04-17
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “When the defense is advice of counsel, the advice given, whether correct or not, and whether recitals in it are true or not, is always admissible.”
- trial court properly denied continuance where no showing witness would be available or what his testimony would be
- criminal prosecution for false statements to United States governmental agency
Citator
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- Cited by
- 85 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.