Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Steward v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.

Steward v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd., 513 U.S. 1174 (1995)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1995-02-21
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • "unless objection is made to evidentiary harpoons any error is deemed waived and cannot be raised for the first time on appeal"
  • Chapel, J„ dissent, noting trial court instructed on self-defense based on defendant's confession admitted during State's case-in-chief
  • black perpetrator and white victim

Citator

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
42 opinions

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.