· 1/20/1970
Molinaro v. New Jersey
Citations
- 396 U.S. 365
- 90 S. Ct. 498
- 24 L. Ed. 2d 586
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3150
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a fugitive is disentitled from calling upon the resources of the court for determination of their claims
- holding that a fugitive is disentitled from calling upon the resources of the court for determination of his claims
- stating that the dismissal of an appeal of a convicted defendant who has escaped from prison need not \await ... the expiration of a fixed period of time\
- noting that an appellant’s fugitive status does not strip a case of its character as an adjudicable case or controversy
- noting that an appellant’s fugitive status does not strip a case of its character as an adjudicable case or controversy
- dismissing appeal because defendant’s refusal to surrender to authorities “disentitles [him] to call upon the resources of the Court for determination of his claims”
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Judges: Douglas
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