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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	ESTELLE, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR v. SMITH LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 18, 1981
Date Argument	October 08, 1980
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	451 U.S. 454 101 S. Ct. 1866 1981 U.S. LEXIS 95 68 L. Ed. 2d 359
Docket	79-1127

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Texas Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	State Texas
Respondent	person convicted of crime

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Stevens regular concurrence Brennan Marshall special concurrence Stewart Powell Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Right To Counsel (cf. Indigents Appointment Of Counsel Or Inadequate Representation) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to counsel)
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Stevens regular concurrence Brennan Marshall special concurrence Stewart Powell Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1980-085-01

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