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  • California v. Brown

    479 U.S. 538 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jan 27, 1987

    Respondent Albert Brown was found guilty by a jury of forcible rape and first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Susan J. … Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153 (1976); Furman v. Georgia, 408 U. S. 238 (1972).

    Reported overruled on other grounds by Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) — not on the Supreme Court's listCited 863 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Helvering

    291 U.S. 193 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jan 15, 1934

    An unincorporated concern known as Edward Brown & Sons, of San Francisco, has since 1896 acted as Pacific *195 Coast General Agent for fire insurance companies. 1 In 1923, Arthur M. Brown conducted the concern alone. … Brown, Jr. conducted it as partners.

    Cited 410 timesPublished
  • Brown v. California

    380 U.S. 521 · Supreme Court of the United States · Apr 26, 1965

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Allen

    344 U.S. 443 · Supreme Court of the United States · Feb 9, 1953

    In No. 32, Brown v. … State v. Brown, 233 N. C. 202 , 63 S.

    Reported overruled on other grounds by Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293 (1963) — not on the Supreme Court's listCited 2,065 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Walker

    161 U.S. 591 · Supreme Court of the United States · Mar 23, 1896

    Justice Brown, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. … Brown, the witness, was the auditor of the road, whose duty it was to audit the accounts of the officers, and the money paid out- by them.

    Cited 686 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Felsen

    442 U.S. 127 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 4, 1979

    Garvin Brown III was a guarantor for respondent Mark Paul Felsen and Felsen’s car dealership, Le Mans Motors, Inc. … Strang v. Bradner, 114 U.

    Cited 1,815 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Spofford

    95 U.S. 474 · Supreme Court of the United States · Dec 10, 1877

    Brown v. Wiley, 20 How. 442 . … Clark et al. v. Brown , 22 id. 270; Addison, Contr. (6th ed.) 996.

    Cited 92 timesPublished
  • Carey v. Brown

    447 U.S. 455 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 20, 1980

    Brown v. Scott, 462 F. Supp. 518 (1978). The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed. Brown v. Scott, 602 F. 2d 791 (1979). … Brown v. Scott, 602 F. 2d 791, 795, n. 6 (1979).

    Cited 828 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Mississippi

    297 U.S. 278 · Supreme Court of the United States · Feb 17, 1936

    “The other two defendants, Ed Brown and Henry Shields, were also arrested and taken to the same jail. … In Fisher v.

    Cited 746 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Ohio

    432 U.S. 161 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 16, 1977

    The court sentenced Brown to six months in jail but suspended the sentence and placed Brown on probation for one year. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed. … Blockburger v. United States, 284 U. S., at 302 . We also would have a different case if in sustaining Brown’s second conviction the Ohio courts had construed the joyriding statute to have that effect.

    Cited 3,063 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Houston

    114 U.S. 622 · Supreme Court of the United States · May 4, 1885

    To BrowN &. JoNes,' Grrnier and Charles Street. … A contrary result must have been reached under the ruling in Brown v.

    Cited 257 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Piper

    91 U.S. 37 · Supreme Court of the United States · Nov 18, 1875

    91 U.S. 37 (____) BROWN ET AL. v. PIPER. Supreme Court of United States. *38 Mr. George Gifford and Mr. Edward Avery for appellants. Mr. Causten Browne for appellee. MR. … Co. v.

    Cited 328 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Elliott

    225 U.S. 392 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 10, 1912

    225 U.S. 392 (1912) BROWN v. ELLIOTT, UNITED STATES MARSHAL IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, et al. MOORE v. ELLIOTT, UNITED STATES MARSHAL IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Nos. 201, 202. … Reg. v. Button, 11 Q.B. 929. United States v. McDonald, 3 Dillon, 543. United States v. Rindskopf, 6 Biss. 259 . United States v. De Grieff, 16 Blatchf. 20 . R. v. Spragg, 2 Burr. 993.

    Cited 118 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Pierce

    74 U.S. 205 · Supreme Court of the United States · Feb 15, 1869

    . * Nations et al. v. Johnson et al., 24 Howard, 201 . * Young v. Grundy, 6 Cranch, 51 ; Brooks v. Byam, 1 Story, 297 . * Warfield v. Gambrill, 1 Gill & Johnson, 503. † Young v. Grundy, 6 Cranch, 51 ; Parkman v. … Ide, 3 Blatchford, 250; Astley v. Reynolds, 2 Strange, 915; Brown v. Peck, 2 Wisconsin, 277; Oates v.

    Cited 77 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Clarke

    45 U.S. 4 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jan 12, 1846

    (Stewart v. Fuqua, Walk. R. 175 ; Witherspoon v. Spring, 3 How. 60 Archibald et al. v. Anderson, 2 How. 852 .; King v. Terry, 6 How. 513 ; Minor v. Lancashire, 4 How. 347 .) … (Minor v. Lancashire.) .

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • Walker v. Brown

    165 U.S. 654 · Supreme Court of the United States · Mar 1, 1897

    The bijl charged • that the intent of the parties and - the legal result of the .agreement made by Brown was to cause the fifteen thousand Memphis bonds or their value to become a security for this debt of Walker &v Company … It is well settled, said -the court in Pinch v.

    Cited 207 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Louisiana

    447 U.S. 323 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 16, 1980

    I On July 31, 1978, petitioner Darnell Brown was charged by bill of information in Orleans Parish with simple burglary, a felony punishable by confinement in the parish prison or state penitentiary for a maximum term of 12 … .); Ivan V. v. City of New York, 407 U. S. 203, 204 (1972).

    Cited 142 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Spilman

    155 U.S. 665 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jan 14, 1895

    Brown v. Vandergrift, 80 Penn. St. 142, 147; Westmoreland Nat. Gas Co.’s Appeal, 25 Weekly Notes of Cases, (Penn.,) 103. … Brown.’

    Cited 63 timesPublished
  • Texas v. Brown

    460 U.S. 730 · Supreme Court of the United States · Apr 19, 1983

    Brown relies principally on Howard v. State, supra, and Duncan v. State, supra. Neither decision supports the proposition that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals based its decision upon state law. … It is not clear on the record before us when Brown was arrested.

    Reported abrogated on other grounds by Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990) — not on the Supreme Court's listCited 2,739 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Hitchcock

    173 U.S. 473 · Supreme Court of the United States · Apr 3, 1899

    In United States v. Schurz, 102 U. … Orchard v. Alexander, 157 U. S. 372, 383 .

    Cited 82 timesPublished

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