Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Becker v. Southwest Travis County Road District No. 1
519 U.S. 933
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1996-10-15
- Topic
- general
holding that Ind.Code § 35-50-2-9 (1988) complies with Eighth Amendment requirements as elucidated in Mills | duty of trial court to find witness qualified as matter of law to give expert testimony | duty of trial court to find witness qualified as matter of law to give expert testimony | warrantless search of appellant's vehicle was valid because the police had probable cause to believe that appellant had committed a crime, and the vehicle's inherent mobility was a sufficiently exigent circumstance | rules of evidence established by this court prevail over any statute | victims were shot while tied up | victims were shot while tied up
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