COLEMAN et al. v. ALABAMA (1970)

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COLEMAN et al. v. ALABAMA
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1969
Decided: June 22, 1970
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-3
Judgment of the court
William Brennan
Majority
Thurgood Marshall
Concurring
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

COLEMAN et al. v. ALABAMA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1970. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1969.

In a 5-3 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 Alabama State Trial Court.

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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: Alabama
  • Citation: 399 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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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