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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	LOPER v. BETO, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 22, 1972
Date Argument	January 13, 1972
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	405 U.S. 473 92 S. Ct. 1014 1972 U.S. LEXIS 73 31 L. Ed. 2d 374
Docket	70-5388

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Texas Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	State Texas

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Extra-legal Jury Influences: Prejudicial Statements Or Evidence CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Marshall special concurrence White dissent Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist judgment of the Court Stewart
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	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Marshall special concurrence White dissent Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist judgment of the Court Stewart

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1971-080-01

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