MICHIGAN v. TYRIS LEMONT HARVEY (1990)

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MICHIGAN v. TYRIS LEMONT HARVEY |
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Term: 1989 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 11, 1989 |
Decided: March 5, 1990 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens |
MICHIGAN v. TYRIS LEMONT HARVEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1990. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1989.
In a 5-4 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 Michigan 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: State
- Petitioner state: Michigan
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 494 U.S. 344
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
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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