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JOHN MARSHALL, WARDEN v. OTIS LEE RODGERS (2013)

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JOHN MARSHALL, WARDEN v. OTIS LEE RODGERS
Term: 2012
Important Dates
Decided: April 1, 2013
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

JOHN MARSHALL, WARDEN v. OTIS LEE RODGERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 2013.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - indigents: appointment of counsel (cf. right to counsel)
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: California
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 569 U.S. 58
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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