Frisbie v. Collins
| Frisbie v. Collins | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 28, 1952 Decided March 10, 1952 | |
| Full case name | Frisbie, Warden v. Shirley Collins |
| Citations | 342 U.S. 519 (more) 72 S. Ct. 509; 96 L. Ed. 2d 541; 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2343 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Collins v. Frisbie, 189 F.2d 464 (6th Cir. 1951); cert. granted, 342 U.S. 865 (1951). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 343 U.S. 937 (1952). |
| Holding | |
| There is nothing in the Constitution that requires a court to permit a guilty person rightfully convicted to escape justice because he was brought to trial against his will. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Black, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1201 | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519 (1952), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court, holding that kidnapping of a defendant by State authorities for the purpose of taking a suspect from one jurisdiction to another for criminal trial, is constitutional. The defendant was tried in Michigan after being abducted by Michigan authorities in Chicago, Illinois. The case relied upon Ker v. Illinois (1886). The Ker–Frisbie doctrine, continues to be used to uphold convictions based on illegal arrests.