Simpson v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

October 14, 1957

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1957-10-14

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““Per Curiam. The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgments of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are reversed. Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479 [ 71 S.Ct. 814 , 95 L.Ed. 1118 ].””

quoted by 1 later decision, including Shane v. United States

Relies on Hoffman v. United States

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1957-10-14

How this case has been cited

Cited by 72 later decisions (4 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 2003 · most notably Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific Railroad (1958), Uphaus v. Wyman (1959)

49 federal appellate · 3 district · 3 state decisions

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Mr. Reuben G. Lenske, for petitioners.

Solicitor General Rankin, for the United States.

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

PER CURIAM.

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The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and the confession of error by the Solicitor General, the judgments of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are reversed. Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479, 71 S.Ct. 814, 95 L.Ed. 1118.