Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Piatt v. Lovett
Piatt v. Lovett, 455 U.S. 910 (1982)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-01-18
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- questioning whether it is proper on the basis of the “ambiguous structure of Rule 406” to infer individual behavior based on evidence of routine practice of the organization
- harmless error for jury to hear during deliberations a recording not admitted into evidence since it was copy of tape already admitted into evidence
- test for semen; no testimony regarding general acceptance; analyzed under traditional relevancy principles
- government units such as the New York City Civil Court can constitute an enterprise
- general acceptance not indispensible criterion for admissibility
- violation of IAD's anti-shuttling provision
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 60 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied.