Legal Opinion
United States v. Jackson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 9, 1967No. Crim. 11829PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Chief Judge.
QUESTION PRESENTED
Defendants’ motions to dismiss count one of the indictment, pursuant to Rule 12, Fed.R.Crim.P., made before entry of pleas, present what the Court believes to be a substantial question as to whether 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a), a part of the Federal Kidnaping Act, is unconstitutional to the extent that it impairs defendants’ free exercise of their Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury.
The Court holds that the section of the statute here applicable to defendants who are about to be put to plea thereunder does violate their Sixth Amendment right. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Seadlund v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938
- Harmon Metz Waley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. MassieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. ForcellaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- State v. LawsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- Spillers v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
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