Question for lawyers, can any conviction of any court of any jurisdiction be ove

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Star Member Eliot Rosewater (30,183 posts)
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Question for lawyers, can any conviction of any court of any jurisdiction be overturned by the US
Supreme Court?

I fear the answer.

 

Star Member elleng (123,081 posts)

1. No,

courts must have JURISDICTION of matters they handle, and Jurisdiction is peculiar to each MATTER.

not true

Ronwhynowhy (3 posts)

6. State doesn't matter

The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the entire US including state cases and even civil cases if they so choose

They can rule on any matter of law in the US

this

Marius25 (1,856 posts)

17. No they can't.

It has to be a Constitutional issue that reaches the State (and usually Circuit) appellate courts.

The Supreme Court has no authority to disagree with the New York Criminal Court and demand they overturn the conviction.

Ronwhynowhy (3 posts)

22. Sure they do

The Supreme Court frequently overturns state laws

Most of their cases start from state laws

I dont know what you mean

They can absolutely tell New York no

Star Member Brother Buzz (33,626 posts)

14. So, did we, like, throw the Tenth Amendment out the window?

Tenth Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Apples and hand grenades.

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In this case, the primitives won’t have the opportunity to find out. This whole thing is a nothingburger.

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