MCKASKLE, ACTING DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. WIGGINS (1984) - Ballotpedia

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MCKASKLE, ACTING DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. WIGGINS

Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1983
Decided: January 23, 1984
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White

MCKASKLE, ACTING DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. WIGGINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1983.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Western 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: Texas
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 465 U.S. 168
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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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