Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Singletary v. Smith

507 U.S. 1048

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-04-26
Topic
bankruptcy

How later courts describe this case

  • noting that the prosecutor explicitly described convictions to the jury during sentencing that were later reversed
  • motorists' state law negligence claim based on failure to provide adequate warning devices at crossing was preempted
  • remanded for further consideration in light of CSX Transp. v. Easterwood
  • designated for publication, but not reported

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C. A. 11th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Brecht v. Abrahamson, ante, p. 619.

Justice Blackmun, Justice Stevens, and Justice O’Connor dissent.