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Oct 14, 1992 · Facts of the case. Walter Nixon, a Federal District Judge, was convicted of a felony, making false statements to a grand jury. The House of Representatives voted three articles of impeachment; impeachment in the Senate followed. In accordance with Senate Rule XI, a Senate committee heard the evidence and reported its findings.
Nixon v. United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that a question of whether the Senate had properly tried an impeachment was political in nature and could not be resolved in the courts if there was no applicable judicial standard.
Argued October 14, 1992-Decided January 13, 1993. After petitioner Nixon, the Chief Judge of a Federal District Court, was convicted of federal crimes and sentenced to prison, the House of Representatives adopted articles of impeachment against him and presented them to the Senate.
Facts. Walter Nixon, a former Chief Judge of a federal district court, was convicted of making false statements before a grand jury and sentenced to prison. The Senate invoked its own Impeachment Rule XI, under which the presiding officer appoints a committee of Senators to “receive evidence and take testimony.”.
Jan 13, 1993 · Nixon, a former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, was convicted by a jury of two counts of making false statements before a federal grand jury and sentenced to prison.
Jan 13, 1993 · SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. No. 91-740. WALTER L. NIXON, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES et al. on writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. [ January 13, 1993] Justice White, with whom Justice Blackmun joins, concurring in the judgment.
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