Humphrey v. Northern States Power Co.

Humphrey, Attorney General of Minnesota v. Northern States Power Co.

Humphrey v. Northern States Power Co., 467 U.S. 1256 (1984)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: June 18, 1984
Docket: No. 83-1752
Citations: 467 U.S. 1256104 S. Ct. 354682 L. Ed. 2d 85052 U.S.L.W. 39071984 U.S. LEXIS 2743

Cited by 89 15 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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Sup. Ct. Minn. Motion of National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Cer-tiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 15 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(stating that conviction does not mean that sentence was imposed)

Commonwealth v. Holcomb, 498 A.2d 833 (Pa. 1985)
("We reject appellant's assertion that a trial judge is obligated to give a cautionary instruction on its own initiative.")

Smith v. State, 795 So. 2d 788 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000)
(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)
(‘When will it stop? When is it going to stop? Who is going to make it stop? That’s your duty?” permissible argument in favor of death penalty)

Commonwealth v. Johnson, 668 A.2d 97 (Pa. 1995)
(no error where prosecutor commented on defendant’s lack of remorse during penalty phase of capital trial)

Commonwealth v. Hill, 666 A.2d 642 (Pa. 1995)
(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)
(defendant fatally shot one victim during robbery, and also shot the victim's mother)

Salazar v. State, 1996 OK CR 25, 919 P.2d 1120
(“By including offenses committed contemporaneously with the offense in issue, the legislature clearly indicated its intention that the term ‘convicted’ not require final imposition of sentence, but cover determinations of guilt as well.”)

Commonwealth v. Appleby, 856 A.2d 191 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004)

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Commonwealth v. Whitney512 A.2d 1152 (Pa. 1986)
Commonwealth v. Zook615 A.2d 1 (Pa. 1992)
Commonwealth v. Lester722 A.2d 997 (Pa. 1998)
Commonwealth v. Dennis612 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992)

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Commonwealth v. Appleby856 A.2d 191 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004)
Commonwealth v. Ogrod839 A.2d 294 (Pa. 2003)
Commonwealth v. Kopicz840 A.2d 342 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003)

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