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AUSBIE v. CALIFORNIA (1963)

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AUSBIE v. CALIFORNIA
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Decided: October 14, 1963
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
John Harlan II

AUSBIE v. CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 14, 1963.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - indigents: appointment of counsel (cf. right to counsel)
  • Petitioner: Indigent defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 375 U.S. 24
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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