ESCOBEDO v. ILLINOIS (1964)
ESCOBEDO v. ILLINOIS |
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Term: 1963 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 29, 1964 |
Decided: June 22, 1964 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren |
Dissenting |
Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
ESCOBEDO v. ILLINOIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1964. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1964.
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 Illinois State Trial Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Right to counsel (cf. indigents appointment of counsel or inadequate representation)
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Illinois
- Citation: 378 U.S. 478
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Arthur Goldberg
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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