Smith v. Barry, No. 90-7477 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 244; 112 S.Ct. 678) (January 14, 1992) (Justice O'Connor)
The Court also noted that "Although courts should construe Rule 3 liberally when determining whether it has been complied with, non compliance is fatal to an appeal." (Id., at 248) The Court also affirmed the rule in Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co., 487 U.S. 312 (1988) that "Rule 3's dictates ...
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