CUYLER, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, et al. v. SULLIVAN (1980) - Ballotpedia

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CUYLER, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, et al. v. SULLIVAN

Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: February 20, 1980
Decided: May 12, 1980
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan
Dissenting
Thurgood Marshall

CUYLER, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, et al. v. SULLIVAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 12, 1980. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1980.

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 Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Right to counsel (cf. indigents appointment of counsel or inadequate representation)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 446 U.S. 335
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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