United States v. Ferretti

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “[t]o establish the common or plain meaning of a word or term, this court has long accepted dictionary definitions”
• involving an Indian Police Force officer who was subject to the authority of Inte rior
• “To establish the common or plain meaning of a word or term, this court has long accepted dictionary definitions.”
• “Under our rule, the commissioner’s findings of fact are presumed to be correct because of his opportunity to hear the witnesses and to determine the weight to be accorded to their testimony.”
• “Under our rule, the commissioner’s findings of fact are presumed to be correct because of his oppor- tunity to hear the witnesses and to determine the weight to be accorded to their testimony.”
• “standard by which an officer’s conduct with respect to the use of deadly force is measured is whether he had grounds to reasonably believe that his life or the lives of others were in immediate danger of death or serious bodily harm... ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).