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BURGETT v. TEXAS (1967)

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BURGETT v. TEXAS
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1967
Decided: November 13, 1967
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Earl Warren
Dissenting
Hugo Black • John Harlan II • Byron White

BURGETT v. TEXAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 13, 1967. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1967.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas 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: Criminal Procedure - Right to counsel (cf. indigents appointment of counsel or inadequate representation)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 389 U.S. 109
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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