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· 4/25/1977

Cook v. Parkinson

Citations

  • 430 U.S. 982
  • 97 S. Ct. 1677

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • fatal variance exists where \an indictment enumerates the particular facts alleged to constitute the element of a charged crime and the proof makes out the elements in a different manner\
  • no warning required for plaintiff who had actual knowledge that if he leaned too far forward on chair equipped with casters, chair would tip forward
  • fatal variance exists where “an indictment enumerates the particular facts alleged to constitute the element of a charged crime and the proof makes out the elements in a different manner”
  • fatal variance exists when “an indictment enumerates the particular facts alleged to constitute the element of a charged crime and the proof makes out the elements in a different manner”
  • risk of tipping in specially designed commode chair obvious to paraplegic
  • risk of tipping in specially designed commode chair obvious to paraplegic

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