Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States v. Jacobs

United States v. Jacobs, 436 U.S. 31 (1978)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-05-01
Topic
general

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  • dismissal of indictment affirmed because of breach of “prosecutorial agreement, the inviolability of which rested completely in the province of the government prosecutors” (emphasis added)
  • purpose of Rule 402 "was to bar common law rules of evidence ... if inconsistent”

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436 U.S. 31 (1978)

UNITED STATES
v.
JACOBS, AKA "MRS. KRAMER"

No. 76-1193.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Argued December 7, 1977 Reargued March 20, 1978 Decided May 1, 1978 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Deputy Solicitor General Frey reargued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Civiletti, William F. Sheehan III, and Jerome M. Feit.

Irving P. Seidman reargued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.