United States v. Morton

UNITED STATES v. Allan Wayne MORTON

United States v. Morton, 105 S. Ct. 27 (1984)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: August 16, 1984
Docket: No. 83-916
Citations: 105 S. Ct. 27

Cited by 11 5 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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The petition for rehearing is denied.

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How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 5 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(holding that “in an official-capacity action . . . 28 a governmental entity is liable . . . only when the entity itself is a ‘moving force’ 3 Case 2:21-cv-09941-ODW-RAO Document 19 Filed 01/27/22 Page4of4 Page ID #:95 1 || behind the deprivation[.]”)

Vallejo v. Cal. Dep't of Motor Vehicles, No. 2:21-cv-09941 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2022)
(evidence of prior criminal acts committed during defendant’s “crime spree,” including murder, admissible to establish motive and intent and to refute his claim of accidental killing)

Commonwealth v. Billa, 555 A.2d 835 (Pa. 1989)
(the delay in arraignment proceedings can be attributed to the travel time between the place of arrest and arraignment)

Commonwealth v. Lewis, 504 A.2d 1310 (Pa. 1986)
(statutes should be read as a whole)

Badger-Powhatan, a Div. of Figgie Intern. v. United States, 633 F. Supp. 1364 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1986)

Cited by 11 cases

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Commonwealth v. Billa555 A.2d 835 (Pa. 1989)
Commonwealth v. Zook615 A.2d 1 (Pa. 1992)
Lesko v. Owens881 F.2d 44 (3d Cir. 1989)
Arnold v. State420 S.E.2d 834 (S.C. 1992)
Commonwealth v. Basemore582 A.2d 861 (Pa. 1990)
Badger-Powhatan, a Div. of Figgie Intern. v. United States633 F. Supp. 1364 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1986)

Most recent

Ed Vallejo v. California Department of Motor VehiclesNo. 2:21-cv-09941 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2022)
Arnold v. State420 S.E.2d 834 (S.C. 1992)
Commonwealth v. Zook615 A.2d 1 (Pa. 1992)
Commonwealth v. Wright600 A.2d 1289 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991)
Commonwealth v. Basemore582 A.2d 861 (Pa. 1990)
United States v. Rocky Dale McKeever Brenda Gayle McKeever and Stephen C. Newman905 F.2d 829 (5th Cir. 1990)

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