Keeble v. United States 8212 5323, No. 72

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtBRENNAN
Citation412 U.S. 205,93 S.Ct. 1993,36 L.Ed.2d 844
PartiesFrancis A. KEEBLE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. —5323
Docket NumberNo. 72
Decision Date29 May 1973
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838 practice notes
  • State v. Smith
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • July 28, 1981
    ...presented by the evidence. Stevenson v. United States, 162 U.S. 313, 314, 16 S.Ct. 839, 40 L.Ed. 980 (1896); see Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 212-13, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 1997-98, 36 L.Ed.2d 844 (1973); State v. Rodriguez, supra, 402-04, 429 A.2d On the basis of the evidence presented, ......
  • State v. King, No. 204A99.
    • United States
    • North Carolina United States State Supreme Court of North Carolina
    • June 8, 2001
    ...offense and acquit him of the greater.'" State v. Leazer, 353 N.C. 234, 237, 539 S.E.2d 922, 924 (2000) (quoting Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 208, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 36 L.Ed.2d 844, 847 (1973)). This Court has explained the test for determining whether an instruction on second-degree ......
  • People v. Gonzalez, S234377
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court (California)
    • June 4, 2018
    ...the defendant altogether"]; People v. St. Martin (1970) 1 Cal.3d 524, 533, 83 Cal.Rptr. 166, 463 P.2d 390 ; cf. Keeble v. U.S. (1973) 412 U.S. 205, 212-213, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 36 L.Ed.2d 844.) Whether a trial court commits error by omitting an instruction on a lesser included offense depends no......
  • People v. Geiger, Cr. 23105
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court (California)
    • February 2, 1984
    ...by due process is reflected in two recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court. In the first, Keeble v. United States (1973) 412 U.S. 205, 212-213, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 1997-1998, 36 L.Ed.2d 844, the court found it unnecessary to decide whether due process demands such instructions in all......
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  • State v. Smith
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • July 28, 1981
    ...presented by the evidence. Stevenson v. United States, 162 U.S. 313, 314, 16 S.Ct. 839, 40 L.Ed. 980 (1896); see Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 212-13, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 1997-98, 36 L.Ed.2d 844 (1973); State v. Rodriguez, supra, 402-04, 429 A.2d On the basis of the evidence presented, ......
  • U.S. v. Beckford, Criminal Action No. 3:96CR66-(01).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Virginia)
    • June 3, 1997
    ...can "make an act a crime, affix a punishment to it, and declare the Court that shall have jurisdiction ..." Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 215, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 1999, 36 L.Ed.2d 844 (1973) (Stewart, J. Dissenting, joined by Powell, J. and Rehnquist, J.) (quoting United States v. Hudso......
  • State v. Rodriguez
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • April 29, 1980
    ...the jury's function of determining questions of fact and undermine a defendant's right to a trial by jury. See Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 212-13, 93 S.Ct. 1993, 1997-98, 36 L.Ed.2d 844 (1973); Sanchez v. People, 172 Colo. [180 Conn. 405] 168, 173-74, 470 P.2d 857 (1970). This re......
  • U.S. v Diaz, 96-1011
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
    • May 4, 1999
    ...permits a rational jury to find the defendant guilty of the lesser offense and acquit him of the greater, see Keeble v. United States, 412 U.S. 205, 208 (1973). In determining, under the first prong of the test, whether an offense constitutes a lesser-included offense of the charged offense......
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