§ 2102. Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court

Statutory text

Criminal cases on review from State courts shall have priority, on the docket of the Supreme Court, over all cases except cases to which the United States is a party and such other cases as the court may decide to be of public importance.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1948
Title 28, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869
Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 2102
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 962.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 962.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 351 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 253, 36 Stat. 1160; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, § 1, 45 Stat. 54).

Changes were made in phraseology.

Credits

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 962.)