TEXAS v. RAYMOND LEVI COBB (2001)

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TEXAS v. RAYMOND LEVI COBB
Term: 2000
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 2001
Decided: April 2, 2001
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist
Concurring
Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

TEXAS v. RAYMOND LEVI COBB is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 2001. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 2001.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. 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: State
  • Petitioner state: Texas
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 532 U.S. 162
  • 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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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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