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Has a Congressman ever been convicted by the US Supreme Court?
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No. The US Supreme Court would only review a criminal case against a member of Congress (or any other citizen) under appellate jurisdiction, not as a trial court. In order for the Court to consider granting certiorari in any case, it has to involve an important question of federal or constitutional law.
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what had Benjamin Gitlow been convicted for in the supreme court case Gitlow VS New York?
publishing a socialist newspaper
What had Benjamin gitlow been convicted for in the Supreme Court case gitlow v. New York?
Publishing a socialist newspaper. -Apex
In Ohio what type of case must be granted an appeal in the Supreme Court of Ohio?
In Ohio - or any state that still allows capital punishment - a person who has been convicted and sentenced to death has a mandatory right of appeal to the state supreme court (or its equivalent).
Can an ex offender use a Writ of Certiorari to clear a wrongful conviction?
Ex offender doesn't mean anything, do you mean an ex convict, e.g. someone who has served his/her sentence and been released? In American law, when a case is decided the parties have a right to review by an appellate court. For example, if someone is convicted in Federal District Court, they have the right to have their case reviewed by the Federal Court of Appeals. After the Court of Appeals, they can appeal to the Supreme Court but the Supreme Court can choose whether or not to hear the case. If the Supreme Court decides to hear the case, the Supreme Court issues a Writ of Certiorari, which directs the Court of Appeals to send the records to the Supreme Court. So the answer is no, a writ of certiorari isn't used by a convicted criminal to clear a wrongful conviction. The court uses a writ of certiorari to take the case.
When has there been a Latter Day Saint in the Supreme Court?
Elder Dallin H. Oaks was a law clerk in the U.S. Supreme Court and later went on to be a justice in the Utah Supreme Court. There hasn't been an LDS U.S. Supreme Court justice of which I am aware.
I was caught shop lifting and was given a warning does it means that i have been convicted?
You can only be convicted by the judgment of a court. If you didn't go to court and weren't found guilty, you weren't convicted.
Will the supreme court most likely grant a hearing when a case involves the possibility that an innocent person has been wrongly convicted of a crime?
an issue that is being decided inconsistently by the lower courts
What state supreme court is most often cited by other state supreme courts as authority?
According to the California Supreme Court Historical Society, the California Supreme Court has been the "most cited and followed" state supreme court since 1940.
What does Supreme Court judges do?
A Supreme Court judge hears cases that have been appealed. As the highest court in the nation, the goal is to uphold the Constitution.
Have there been any lawyers who are or were US Supreme Court justices?
All 112 justices in the history of the US Supreme Court (as of 2011) have been lawyers.
How long has Samuel Alito been on the supreme court?
Samuel Alito has been on the Supreme Court since January 31, 2006.
How did the Supreme Court's actions in US v Cruikshank impact Reconstruction efforts?
The Court ruled in favor of whites who had been convicted of violating the Fourteenth Amendment in the Colfax massacre, stating that because of the individuals were acting independently and not as agents of the state, the Fourteenth Amendment protections did not apply
