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Mccoy v. Court Of Appeals Of Wisconsin

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Advocates
Louis Bennett Butler, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellant)
Stephen W. Kleinmaier (on behalf of the Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5002
Appellee: 
Court Of Appeals Of Wisconsin
Appellant: 
Mccoy
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 429 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Decided: 
Monday, June 6, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indigents, Inadequate Representation by Counsel

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The Oyez Project, Mccoy v. Court Of Appeals Of Wisconsin , 486 U.S. 429 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_5002)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Court Of Appeals Of Wisconsin, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens