KUHLMANN, SUPERINTENDENT, SULLIVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY v. WILSON (1986)

KUHLMANN, SUPERINTENDENT, SULLIVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY v. WILSON
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 1986
	Decided: June 26, 1986
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

KUHLMANN, SUPERINTENDENT, SULLIVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY v. WILSON 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 January 14, 1986.

In a 6-3 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 New York Southern 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 York
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 477 U.S. 436
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.