Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Kolender
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1981No. Nos. 79-3629, 79-3633, 79-3641, and 79-3685PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the constitutionality of section 647(e) of the California Penal Code,1 a vagrancy statute, and whether a pro se litigant has a right to jury trial in spite of his failure to file proposed jury instructions seven days in advance of trial as required by local rules of court.
On approximately fifteen occasions between March, 1975 and January, 1977, Edward Lawson was stopped by law enforcement officials. On each occasion, he was detained or arrested on the basis of California Penal Code § 647(e). Lawson was prosecuted only twice for the alleged offenses;…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Alvaro Palafox Grageda v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Jesse Richardson v. Sergeant Curtis BondsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Albright v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Schooley v. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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