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Holley v. LawrenceHolley v. Lawrence

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 18, 1943
600
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‍The Court has examined all the federal questions raised by appellant. In so far as the appeal challenges the validity of Georgia Code ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‍§ 38-1604, which makes in-’ competent the testimony of a wife at the trial of her husband, the judgment of the court below rests ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‍upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it, namely, that the failure to tender such testimony at the trial barred any later claim ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‍of the alleged constitutional right (Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Mims, 242 U. S. 532, 535). The Court finds that no other federal question presented by ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‍the appeal warrants review by this Court. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.

Dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Holley v. Lawrence
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jan 18, 1943
Citations: 317 U.S. 518; 63 S. Ct. 394; 87 L. Ed. 434; 1943 U.S. LEXIS 1020; 600
Docket Number: 600
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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