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Offutt v. United States/Dissent Minton

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909919Offutt v. United States — DissentSherman Minton
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348 U.S. 11

Offutt  v.  United States

 Argued: Oct. 22, 1954. --- Decided: Nov 8, 1954


Mr. Justice MINTON, dissenting.

This case goes back to the District Court for hearing by another judge on charges as to which, on the record, this Court admits petitioner is guilty. It is only a question of how much punishment he shall receive. Two days, under all the circumstances, did not seem too much to the Court of Appeals that reviewed the conduct of judge and counsel, nor does it to me. I would not, after Sacher, apply the Cooke case to the circumstances of this proceeding. The writ of certiorari should be dismissed as improvidently granted.

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