Critzer v. United States

stating that “[t]he United States Supreme Court and this court have acknowledged that, under California law, the California Supreme Court’s denial of writs of review of rate decisions constitutes a denial on the merits.” | affirming the ongoing vitality of Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm'n, 251 U.S. 366, 40 S.Ct. 174, 64 L.Ed. 310 (1920) | reaffirming the continuing vitality of Napa Valley Electric Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366, 40 S.Ct. 174, 64 L.Ed. 310 (1920) | affirming the ongoing vitality of Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366, 40 S.Ct. 174, 64 L.Ed. 310 (1920) | “The statute does not comprehend a mere tabulation of aggravating versus mitigating circumstances to arrive at a net sum. It requires a weighing of those circumstances.” | "The statute does not comprehend a mere tabulation of aggravating versus mitigating circumstances to arrive at a net sum. It requires a weighing of those circumstances." | judgment invalidating bank fund transfer systems recognized as potentially disruptive of private investment and the public interest; judgment stayed for over eight months to permit congressional response | judgment invalidating bank fund transfer systems recognized as potentially disruptive of private investment and the public interest; judgment stayed for over eight months to permit congressional response | income from motel/restaurant/gift shop on possessory holding similar to an allotment is taxable, at least in part, because derived primarily from personal investment and services rather than from the land itself | defendant stated that he had killed before and it would not bother him to kill again | income from motel/restaurant/gift shop on possessory holding — similar to an allotment — is taxable, at least in part, because derived primarily from personal investment and services rather than from the land itself | defendant raped 71-year-old woman, struck her several times in head and body with an ax, shoved ax handle into her rectum, drove a nail into her wrist, and set her on fire while still alive | defendant raped 71-year-old woman, struck her several times in head and body with an ax, shoved ax handle into her rectum, drove a nail into her wrist, and set her on fire while still alive