United States v Rabinowitz: 1950

(US Supreme Court) Justice Frankfurter said: ‘It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.’

Judges:

Justice Frankfurter

Citations:

339 U S 56 (1950)

Jurisdiction:

United States

Cited by:

QuotedRoberts v Parole Board HL 7-Jul-2005
Balancing Rights of Prisoner and Society
The appellant had been convicted of the murder of three police officers in 1966. His tariff of thirty years had now long expired. He complained that material put before the Parole Board reviewing has case had not been disclosed to him.
Held: . .
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Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.228362