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Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U. S. Circuit Judge, et al., 1965 — 382 U.S. 917 · caselaw · US
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Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U. S. Circuit Judge, et al.
382 U.S. 917·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 67.
Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U. S. Circuit Judge, et al.
Richard M. Keck for petitioner.
Solicitor General Cox, E. K. Elkins and Miles J. Brown for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to Question 3 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
“3. Whether, after denial of a demand for jury trial, the sentence of imprisonment of six months imposed upon petitioner is constitutionally permissible under Article III and the Sixth Amendment.”
Case placed on the summary calendar and set for argument immediately following No. 442.