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SATTERWHITE v. TEXAS (1988)

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SATTERWHITE v. TEXAS
Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1987
Decided: May 31, 1988
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

SATTERWHITE v. TEXAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1988. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1987.

In an 8-0 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 Texas 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: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 486 U.S. 249
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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