The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, March 2, 1987
Decision: Monday, May 18, 1987
Issues: Civil Rights, Indigents, Appointment of Counsel

Advocates

Gaele M. Barthold (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Catherine M. Harper (on behalf of Respondent)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Pennsylvania, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Right to Counsel
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a jurisdictional dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

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The Oyez Project, Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551 (1987),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_2099/>
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