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CASH v. CULVER, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN (1959)

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CASH v. CULVER, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN
Term: 1958
Important Dates
Argued: January 22, 1959
Decided: February 24, 1959
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker

CASH v. CULVER, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1959. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1959.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, 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 convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Florida
  • Citation: 358 U.S. 633
  • 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: Potter Stewart

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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