Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

W. W. Rodgers & Sons Produce, Inc. v. United States

103 L. Ed. 2d 943

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-03-27
Topic
general

“[Fjailure to pre vail on a property claim does not bar a properly asserted liberty claim.” | plaintiff presented psychiatric testimony of emotional distress and permanent psychological damage | trial judge’s instructions did not cure the error caused by the misconduct because “[n]o curative instructions were given at the time of defense’s objections” and the “judge did not mention the prosecutor’s improper comments” during his general charge to the jury | plaintiff presented psychiatric testimony of emotional distress and permanent psychological damage | plaintiff presented psychiatric testimony of emotional distress and permanent psychological damage

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice White would grant certiorari limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.