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Lassiter v. Department Of Social Services

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Advocates
Leowen Evans (on behalf of the Petitioner pro hac vice)
Steven Mansfield Shaber (on behalf of North Carolina as amicus curiae)
Thomas Russell Odom (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-6423
Petitioner: 
Lassiter
Respondent: 
Department Of Social Services
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
452 U.S. 18 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, February 23, 1981
Decided: 
Monday, June 1, 1981
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel
Categories: 
juveniles, right to counsel

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Lassiter v. Department Of Social Services , 452 U.S. 18 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_6423)
(last visited Friday, November 6, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Department Of Social Services, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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Wrote a regular concurrence
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart