Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hammons v. United States
Hammons v. United States, 439 U.S. 810 (1978)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-10-02
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- because facts of ease did not demonstrate a legal defense to the crime charged, trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on defendant’s defense
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C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of the position presently asserted by the Solicitor General in his memorandum filed July 11, 1978.
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice White, and Mr. Justice Rehnquist dissent.