SHAFFER

v.

VALTIERRA ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Gillette v. United States, 401 U.S. 437 (U.S. 1971)
  …nd after completion of infantry training, and Negre is now firmly of the view that any personal involvement in that war would contravene his conscience and “all that I had been taught in my religious training.” We granted certiorari in these cases, 399 U. S. 925 (1970), in order to resolve vital issues concerning the exercise of congressional power to raise and support armies, as affected by the religious guarantees of the First Amendment. We affirm the judgments below in both cases. I Each petitioner cla…
• Tate v. Short, 401 U.S. 395 (U.S. 1971)
  …denied the application. The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed, stating: “We overrule appellant’s contention that because he is too poor to pay the fines his imprisonment is unconstitutional.” 445 S. W. 2d 210 (1969). We granted certiorari, 399 U. S. 925 (1970). We reverse on the authority of our decision in Williams v. Illinois, 399 U. S. 235 (1970). The Illinois statute involved in Williams authorized both a fine and imprisonment. Williams was given the maximum sentence for petty theft of one yea…
• McKEIVER v. Pennsylvania, 403 U.S. 528 (U.S. 1971)
  …phrased by ’ the court, was “whether there is a constitutional right to a jury trial in juvenile court.” The answer, one justice dissenting, was [*536] in the negative. In re Terry, 438 Pa. 339, 265 A. 2d 350 (1970). We noted probable jurisdiction. 399 U. S. 925 (1970). The details of the McKeiver and Terry offenses are set forth in Justice Roberts’ opinion for the Pennsylvania court, 438 Pa., at 341-342, nn. 1 and 2, 265. A. 2d, at 351 nn. 1 and 2, and need not be.repeated at any length here. It suffices…