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Ashe v. Valotta, 270 U.S. 424 (1926)
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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.
Ashe v. Valotta, 270 U.S. 424 (1926)
Ashe v. Valotta No. 521 Argued March 5, 1926 Decided March 15, 1926 270 U.S. 424
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Syllabus
Relator, having been indicted in the state court separately for each of two closely connected murders, was given a single trial on both indictments, in which he was deprived of the full number of challenges he would have had if tried separately on each. Conviction on both indictment was sustained by the state supreme court. He was discharged by habeas corpus in the federal district court.
Held:
1. The state trial court had jurisdiction even if the joinder was contrary to state law. P. 425.
2. The decision of the state supreme court on state law, with respect to the trial and the challenges, was not rexaminable. Id.
3. The joint trial of the two charges, and limitations of the challenges, was within the constitutional power of the state. Id.
4. The interference by habeas corpus was unwarranted. P. 426.
2 F.2d 735 reversed.
Appeal from an order of the district court, in habeas corpus, discharging the relator Valotta from the custody of the appellant, by whom he was held for execution of a death sentence pursuant to a judgment of a state court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ashe v. Valotta, 270 U.S. 424 (1926) in 270 U.S. 424 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QR8UYEYPEXQSI5Z.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ashe v. Valotta, 270 U.S. 424 (1926), in 270 U.S. 424, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QR8UYEYPEXQSI5Z.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ashe v. Valotta, 270 U.S. 424 (1926). cited in 1926, 270 U.S. 424. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QR8UYEYPEXQSI5Z.
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