Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Frederick Lashley

Decided March 8, 1993. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-409 · 507 U.S. 272 (1993) · Cited 114 times

Holding

When a defendant’s flight and recapture occur before appeal, the defendant’s former fugitive status may well lack the kind of connection to the appellate process that would justify an appellate sanction of dismissal.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Lockett v. Ohio · 438 U.S. 586 (1978)
• Walton v. Arizona · 497 U.S. 639 (1990)
• Kentucky v. Whorton · 441 U.S. 786 (1979)
• Penry v. Lynaugh · 492 U.S. 302 (1989)
• Bullington v. Missouri · 451 U.S. 430 (1981)
• Taylor v. Kentucky · 436 U.S. 478 (1978)
• Eddings v. Oklahoma · 455 U.S. 104 (1982)
• Herrera v. Collins · 506 U.S. 390 (1993)
• Estelle v. Williams · 425 U.S. 501 (1976)
• Estelle v. Smith · 451 U.S. 454 (1981)
• Gardner v. Florida · 430 U.S. 349 (1977)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Woodson v. North Carolina · 428 U.S. 280 (1976)
• Bottoson v. Florida · 469 U.S. 873 (1984)
• Hopper v. Evans · 456 U.S. 605 (1982)
• Green v. Georgia · 442 U.S. 95 (1979)
• Thompson v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 815 (1988)
• Tichnell v. Maryland · 466 U.S. 993 (1984)
• Presnell v. Georgia · 439 U.S. 14 (1978)

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