Eastman v. Smyth

Eastman v. Smyth, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary

Eastman v. Smyth, 363 U.S. 848 (1960)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: June 27, 1960
Docket: No. 782
Citations: 363 U.S. 84880 S. Ct. 16244 L. Ed. 2d 17311960 U.S. LEXIS 847

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Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Certiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

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(imprisonment of individual owner for employee's action of selling alcohol to underage minor violated due process, but imposition of a fine did not)

Atlanta Taxicab Co. Owners Ass'n v. City of Atlanta, 638 S.E.2d 307 (Ga. 2006)
(licensee held criminally liable for acts of his agent in selling alcohol to minors in violation of the Liquor Code)

In re Anna Maria's North Inc., 50 Pa. D. & C.3d 424 (1988)

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Iowa City v. Nolan239 N.W.2d 102 (Iowa 1976)
Commonwealth v. Koch443 A.2d 1157 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982)
Commonwealth v. Robinson438 A.2d 964 (Pa. 1981)
Commonwealth v. Hogan468 A.2d 493 (Pa. 1983)
United States v. Robert W. Launder743 F.2d 686 (9th Cir. 1984)
Commonwealth v. Scolieri813 A.2d 672 (Pa. 2002)

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Atlanta Taxicab Co. Owners Ass'n v. City of Atlanta638 S.E.2d 307 (Ga. 2006)
Commonwealth v. Scolieri813 A.2d 672 (Pa. 2002)
Leventry ex rel. Commonwealth v. Tulowitzki804 A.2d 1281 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002)
Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement v. La Caffe, Inc.672 A.2d 849 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1996)
State v. Hy Vee Food Stores, Inc.533 N.W.2d 147 (S.D. 1995)
Baumgardner Oil Co. v. Commonwealth606 A.2d 617 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992)

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