Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Spencer v. Texas

386 U.S. 969

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1967-03-13
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that since the publicity was twelve weeks old at the time the jury was empaneled, it was highly unlikely that it was retained in the jurors’ memories
  • as applied to murder, robbery and burglary
  • discussing efficacy of limiting instructions

Citator

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Cited by
62 opinions

385 U. S. 554;

385 U. S. 554;

385 U. S. 554;

ante, p. 15;

385 U. S. 1005;

385 U. S. 650;

385 U. S. 1036;

ante, p. 926;

ante, p. 927;

385 U. S. 808;

385 U. S. 1042;

ante, p. 10;

ante, p. 920;

ante, p. 923;

ante, p. 924; and

ante, p. 925. Petitions for rehearing denied.