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HUDSON v. NORTH CAROLINA (1960)

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HUDSON v. NORTH CAROLINA |
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Term: 1959 |
Important Dates |
Argued: May 16, 1960 |
Decided: June 20, 1960 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
Dissenting |
Tom Clark • Charles Whittaker |
HUDSON v. NORTH CAROLINA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1960. The case was argued before the court on May 16, 1960.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina 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: North Carolina
- Citation: 363 U.S. 697
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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