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Chessman v. Teets, 350 U.S. 3 (1955)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Chessman v. Teets, 350 U.S. 3 (1955)
Chessman v. Teets No. 196 Decided October 17, 1955 350 U.S. 3
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner applied to a Federal District Court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his automatic appeal to the California Supreme Court from a conviction for a capital offense had been heard upon a fraudulently prepared transcript of the trial proceedings.
Held: his application alleged a denial of due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; it should not have been summarily dismissed, and the case is remanded to the District Court for a hearing.
221 F.2d 27 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chessman v. Teets, 350 U.S. 3 (1955) in 350 U.S. 3 Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X2AP2RKSA4Z7ZEY.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chessman v. Teets, 350 U.S. 3 (1955), in 350 U.S. 3, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X2AP2RKSA4Z7ZEY.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chessman v. Teets, 350 U.S. 3 (1955). cited in 1955, 350 U.S. 3. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X2AP2RKSA4Z7ZEY.
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