Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1975No. 74-5116PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
421 U.S. 794 (1975)
MURPHY
v.
FLORIDA.
No. 74-5116.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued April 15, 1975.
Decided June 16, 1975.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
Harvey S. Swickle argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
William L. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent pro hac vice. With him on the brief was Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General.
2Opinion of the Court · MarshallJustice Marshall
The question presented by this case is whether the petitioner was denied a fair trial because members of the jury had learned from news accounts about a prior felony…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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