General
Goins v. United States
306 U.S. 622·Supreme Court of the United States·1939
Brief incoming
Hand-reviewed Bluebook brief (procedural posture, facts, issue, holding, reasoning, dissent) ships once the AI generation pipeline runs through this case. Join the waitlist to get notified when 1L briefs go live.
Opinion
No. 516.
Goins v. United States.
Argued March 9, 10, 1939.
Decided April 17, 1939.
Mr. S. H. Sutherland for petitioner.
Mr. William W. Barron, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Messrs. George F. Kneip, Fred E. Strine, and W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
As it appears on hearing argument-that the District Court’s failure to give Instruction B could not have prejudiced the petitioner; the writ of certiorari is dismissed.