Legal Opinion
Dorothy Crooker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1963No. 17036_1PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Chief Judge.
Appellant has died during the pendency of these two criminal appeals. The causes thus have abated and the appeals accordingly must be dismissed. List v. Pennsylvania, 131 U.S. 396, 9 S.Ct. 794, 33 L.Ed. 222; Menken v. City of Atlanta, 131 U.S. 405, 9 S.Ct. 794, 33 L.Ed. 221; United States v. Johnson, 319 U.S. 503, 520, 63 S.Ct. 1233, 1241, 87 L.Ed. 1546; Singer v. United States, 323 U.S. 338, 346, 65 S.Ct. 282, 286, 89 L.Ed. 285; Rossi v. United States, 8 C.C.A., 21 F.2d 747.
Our expression that “the causes have abated” — not just the appeals — has been taken from the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. PomeroyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1907
- Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- State v. KriechbaumSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- United States v. William DudleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Rick PaulineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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