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· 2/24/1970

United States v. Kordel

Citations

  • 397 U.S. 1
  • 90 S. Ct. 763
  • 25 L. Ed. 2d 1
  • 1970 U.S. LEXIS 71
  • 13 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 868

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that a court may stay a civil proceeding pending resolution of criminal proceedings “when the interests of justice” require
  • simultaneous civil and related criminal proceedings do not constitute unfairness and want of consideration for justice so as to require reversal of a criminal conviction
  • Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act enforcement

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Judges: Stewart, Black

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