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Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kansas denied.

Justice Marshall, with whom Justice Brennan joins, dissenting. A defendant’s interest in a fundamentally fair trial outweighs the State’s interest in trying the defendant in a particular venue. See, e. g., Lee v. Georgia, 488 U. S. 879 (1988) (Marshall, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari). Accordingly, state laws that restrict a court’s ability to protect a de

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall, dissenting. Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant the application for stay of execution in order to give the applicant time to file a petition for writ of certiorari and would grant

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall, dissenting. Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant the application for stay of execution in order to give the applicant time to file a petition for writ of certiorari and would grant

Justice Marshall, with whom Justice Brennan joins, dissenting. A defendant’s interest in a fundamentally fair trial outweighs the State’s interest in trying the defendant in a particular venue. See, e. g., Lee v. Georgia, 488 U. S. 879 (1988) (Marshall, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari). Accordingly, state laws that restrict a court’s ability to protect a de

495 U.S. 911 110 S.Ct. 1938 109 L.Ed.2d 301 John Edward SWINDLER, petitioner,v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction. No. 89-6679. Supreme Court of the United States April 23, 1990 Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Denied. djQ Justice MARSHALL, with whom Justice BRENNAN

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.

The opinion of the court was delivered by Beier, J.: Defendant Jeffery Swindler appeals his conviction for rape. He argues his conviction should be reversed on two grounds: (1) rape is an alternative means crime, and the State failed to present sufficient evidence to support each of the means upon which the district court instructed the jury; and (2) the district court erred in denying Swindler’s moti

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge. The appellant was convicted September 5, 1972, of the offense of conveying from place to place within the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, a thing designed to kill, injure, or disable an employee, officer, agent or inmate of that institution. The indictment was pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall, dissenting. Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

PER CURIAM: Defendant, a real estate developer, was convicted of a violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1001 by substituting a property for the one selected by a serviceman prior to his departure for Korea for which the serviceman had executed a contract of sale and certain Veterans’ Administration loan application forms in blank prior to his dep

450 S.E.2d 907 (1994) STATE of North Carolina v. Thaddeus SWINDLER. No. 509A93. Supreme Court of North Carolina. December 30, 1994. *908 Michael F. Easley, Atty. Gen. by Thomas S. Hicks, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State. Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Gordon Widenhouse, Asst. Appellate Defender, for defendan

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 22-1380 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. JAYNE CARBONE, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Richard G. Stearns, U.S. District Judge] Before

MEMORANDUM OPINION HENRY WOODS, District Judge. Petitioner Swindler shot and killed Officer Randy Basnett of the Fort Smith, Arkansas police department on September 2, 1976. At the time, Swindler, a federal parolee, was wanted for the murder of a teenaged couple in South Carolina, a crime for which he was subsequently convicted. Swindler’s guilt is not open to question. Two eyewitnesses saw him gun dow

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part; I agree that the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) interpretation of 42 U.S.C. § 7545(k)(2)(B) is afforded broad deference. As a result, I concur in Parts 1A, IB, 2, and 3 of the majority’s opinion, which hold that the EPA’s extensive review of gasoline emissions data is neither arbi

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part: I agree that the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) interpretation of 42 U.S.C. § 7545(k)(2)(B) is afforded broad deference. As a result, I concur in Parts 1A, IB, 2, and 3 of the majority’s opinion, which hold that the EPA’s extensive review of gasoline emissions data is neither ar

693 F.Supp. 760 (1988) John Edward SWINDLER, Plaintiff, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Respondent. No. PB-C-81-415. United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division. August 12, 1988. *761 Thurman Ragar, Van Buren, Ark., for plaintiff. Jack Gillean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Ro

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 19-2243 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARLOS MEZA, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the