Halbert v. Michigan
Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605 (2005), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a Michigan law, which denied public counsel for defendants appealing a conviction on a plea, violated the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] In a majority opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court affirmed that "a State is required to appoint counsel for an indigent defendant’s first-tier appeal as of right."[2]
| Halbert v. Michigan | |
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| Argued April 25, 2005 Decided June 23, 2005 | |
| Full case name | Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan |
| Citations | 545 U.S. 605 (more) 125 S. Ct. 2582; 162 L. Ed. 2d 552 |
| Holding | |
| A Michigan law denying an appeals public defender to those who have plead guilty violated rights to due process and equal protection. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia, Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 545
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
External links
- Text of Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605 (2005) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)
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