Legal Opinion
Deaver v. States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 1, 1987No. A-10PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice Rehnquist, Circuit Justice.
Applicant requests that I stay his imminent criminal trial pending this Court’s disposition of his petition for certiorari. In certain cases, the Ethics in Government Act, 28 U. S. C. §§ 49, 591-598 (1982 ed. and Supp. III), provides for appointment of an independent counsel to investigate alleged impropriety of Government officials. After an investigation by an independent counsel, applicant was indicted for perjury, and is set to be tried on July 13, 1987. In a motion to dismiss, applicant challenged the constitutionality of the Act, claiming that…
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- Kim v. American Samoa GovernmentHigh Court of American Samoa · 1990
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