Halbert v. Michigan
Halbert v. Michigan | |||||||
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Argued April 25, 2005 Decided June 23, 2005 | |||||||
Full case name | Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan | ||||||
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Holding | |||||||
A Michigan law denying an appeals public defender to those who have plead guilty violated rights to due process and equal protection. | |||||||
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Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer | ||||||
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia, Rehnquist | ||||||
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U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
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