· 4/11/1986
Augusta Charles Givens v. Vernon G. Housewright
Citations
- 786 F.2d 1378
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23986
How courts have described this case
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- information charging first degree murder gave inadequate notice of trial for murder by torture
- “The sixth amendment requires, in part, that an information state the elements of an offense charged with sufficient clarity to 3 apprise a defendant of what he must be prepared to defend against.”
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Judges: Wallace, Skopil, Schroeder
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