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Cuyler v. Sullivan

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Marilyn J. Gelb (on behalf of the respondent)
Steven H. Goldblatt (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1832
Petitioner: 
Cuyler
Respondent: 
Sullivan
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
446 U.S. 335 (1980)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, May 12, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Cuyler v. Sullivan , 446 U.S. 335 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1832)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Cuyler, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)

Sort by Ideology

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.