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· 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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