Kolvek v. Napple

How courts have described this case

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

• \Courts will not pass on the constitutionality of a statute unless it is absolutely necessary for the determination of the case\
• \Courts will not pass on the constitutionality of a statute unless it is absolutely necessary for the determination of the case\
• denial of equal protection for indigent to be incarcerated because he cannot furnish cash bond or proper surety in a “peace bond” proceeding
• incarceration of indigent person based on his inability to post peace bond violated equal protection clause of fourteenth amendment to United States constitution
• same; unconstitutional as applied to indigent defendants

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).