Legal Opinion
Hibdon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1953No. 11721_1PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Chief Judge.
The substantial question presented by this appeal is whether the defendant in a criminal case may, and freely and intelligently did, waive his right to the unanimous verdict of a jury. The government supports the verdict and the sentence thereon, in reliance upon Patton v. United States, 281 U.S. 276, 50 S.Ct. 253, 74 L.Ed. 854 and Adams v. United States ex rel. McCann, 317 U.S. 269, 63 S.Ct. 236, 87 L. Ed. 268.
The appellant was tried to a jury for the commission of a felony. The jury retired at 12:40 P.M. and returned after twenty-seven minutes of deliberation with a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Thompson v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lucas v. Kansas City Structural Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Franklin Delano GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. John Fioravanti, Nicholas Panaccione, and Angelo Pepe, Nicholas PanaccioneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Anthony C. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Joseph MayburyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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