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Certiorari Granted — Vacated and Remanded

U.S.
Jun 28, 2002
536 U.S. 953 (2002)

Summary

holding that a conviction under § 2113(e) for armed robbery in which a killing occurs does not require an additional finding of specific intent to kill, reasoning that the statute is like common law felony murder

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Opinion

JUNE 28, 2002


No. 01-648 AINSWORTH ET AL. v. STANLEY, COMMISISONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. C.A. 1st Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of McKune v. Lile, ante, p. 24. Reported below: 244 F.3d 209.

No. 01-797 THOMAS, A MINOR, BY HER FATHER, THOMAS, ET AL. v. ROBERTS ET AL. C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Hope v. Pelzer, ante, p. 730. Reported below: 261 F.3d 1160.

No. 01-1159 VAUGHAN v. COX, ET AL. C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Hope v. Pelzer, ante, p. 730. Reported below: 264 F.3d 1027.

No. 01-6798 PERKINS v. ALABAMA. Sup.Ct. Ala. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Atkins v. Virginia, ante, p. 304. Reported below: 808 So.2d 1143.

No. 01-6821 HARROD v. ARIZONA. Sup.Ct. Ariz. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Ring v. Arizona, ante, p. 584. Reported below: 200 Ariz. 309, 26 P.3d 492.

No. 01-7310 ALLEN v. UNITED STATES. C.A. 8th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Ring v. Arizona, ante, p. 584. Reported below: 247 F.3d 741.

No. 01-7743 PANDELI v. ARIZONA. Sup.Ct. Ariz. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Ring v. Arizona, ante, p. 584. Reported below: 200 Ariz. 365, 26 P.3d 1136.


Summaries of

Certiorari Granted — Vacated and Remanded

U.S.
Jun 28, 2002
536 U.S. 953 (2002)

holding that a conviction under § 2113(e) for armed robbery in which a killing occurs does not require an additional finding of specific intent to kill, reasoning that the statute is like common law felony murder

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holding that a defendant's strategic stipulation to certain facts of the crime was not the functional equivalent of a guilty plea where the defendant's stipulation did not establish guilt

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granting petition

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vacating and remanding for reconsideration in light of Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 122 S.Ct. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556

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remanding for reconsideration in light of Ring

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Case details for

Certiorari Granted — Vacated and Remanded

Case Details

Full title:CERTIORARI GRANTED — VACATED AND REMANDED

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 28, 2002

Citations

536 U.S. 953 (2002)
122 S. Ct. 2653

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