Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Leach v. McCaughtry

498 U.S. 972

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-11-13
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “[I]m-proper joinder [of offenses] does not, in itself, violate the Constitution. Rather, misjoinder ... rise[s] to the level of a constitutional violation only if it results in prejudice so great as to deny a defendant his ... right to a fair trial.”

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.