Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Travaglia v. Pennsylvania
467 U.S. 1256
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1984-06-18
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "We reject appellant's assertion that a trial judge is obligated to give a cautionary instruction on its own initiative."
- defendant fatally shot one victim during robbery, and also shot the victim's mother
- the defendant killed one person and injured another while robbing a bar
- Mere fact that a statement was taken from a defendant before he was taken before a magistrate does not warrant reversal; the defendant has the burden of proof to show that the delay caused him prejudice
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Travaglia v. Pennsylvania. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 51 opinions
Sup. Ct. Pa.;
Sup. Ct. Pa.;
Sup. Ct. Miss.;
Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;
C. A. 11th Cir.; and
Sup. Ct. N. M. Certiorari denied. Reported below: Nos. 83-6260 and 83-6266, 502 Pa. 474, 467 A. 2d 288; No. 83-6452, 435 So. 2d 664; No. 83-6500, 674 P. 2d 1134; No. 83-6608, 720 F. 2d 1212; No. 83-6636, 100 N. M. 756, 676 P. 2d 1321.