KIMMELMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. MORRISON (1986) - Ballotpedia

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KIMMELMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. MORRISON

Term: 1985
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1986
Decided: June 26, 1986
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

KIMMELMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. MORRISON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1986. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1986.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey 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: New Jersey
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 477 U.S. 365
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: 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.

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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