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Gagnon v. Scarpelli

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Docket No.: 
71-1225
Petitioner: 
Gagnon
Respondent: 
Scarpelli
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
411 U.S. 778 (1973)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1973
Decided: 
Monday, May 14, 1973
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel; Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

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The Oyez Project, Gagnon v. Scarpelli , 411 U.S. 778 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_1225)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Gagnon, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
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Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.