Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Fisher v. Arizona
Fisher v. Ariz., 469 U.S. 1066 (1984)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1984-11-26
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "Furthermore, `[t]he right of the police to enter [a dwelling] and investigate in an emergency ... is inherent in the very nature of their duties as peace officers....'"
- “[I]f the motion [for new trial] relies on the existence of a witness willing to testify and present the new evidence at a new trial, such witness must appear to be credible to the trial judge hearing the motion.”
- hindering prosecution is not a lesser included offense of murder
Citator
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- Cited by
- 63 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ariz.;
Ct. Crim. App. Tenn.; and
Ct. Crim. App. Tenn. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5425, 141 Ariz. 227, 686 P. 2d 750.