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Ex Parte Riddle, 255 U.S. 450 (1921)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Ex Parte Riddle, 255 U.S. 450 (1921)
Ex Parte Riddle No. 27, Original Argued February 28, March 1, 1921 Decided March 21, 1921 255 U.S. 450
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
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1. Mandamus does not lie where there was an adequate remedy by writ of error. P. 451.
2. A defendant, convicted of a felony and sentenced in the district court, moved during the term to have the record corrected to show that, by agreement with the district attorney, he was tried by eleven jurors, and to set aside the judgment for that reason, but the court held the record sufficient, rejected evidence offered to the contrary, and denied both motions. Held that the decisions could have been reviewed upon a bill of exceptions by writ of error. Id.
Rule discharged; petition denied.
Petition for a mandamus to require a district judge to correct the record in a criminal case.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ex Parte Riddle, 255 U.S. 450 (1921) in 255 U.S. 450 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FD71UZJYE5XLDFD.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ex Parte Riddle, 255 U.S. 450 (1921), in 255 U.S. 450, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FD71UZJYE5XLDFD.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ex Parte Riddle, 255 U.S. 450 (1921). cited in 1921, 255 U.S. 450. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FD71UZJYE5XLDFD.
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