Legal Opinion
People v. Simon
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1949No. Docket No. 72, Calendar No. 44,009PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDethmers, J.
Does the provision of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that “No person shall be held to answer for* a capital, or otherwise infamous • crime, unless on a pre-. sentment or indictment of a Grand Jury,” apply to criminal prosecutions by States? That the Fifth Amendment did not apply to the States before the adoption of the 14th Amendment is clear. Barron v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 7 Peters (32 U. S.) 243 (8 L. Ed. 672 [1833]); Twitchell v. Commonwealth, 7 Wall. (74 U. S.) 321 (19 L. Ed. 223 [1868]).
Does the 14th Amendment serve to make the quoted provision…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by16 opinions
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