The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, January 10, 1994
Decision: Monday, June 6, 1994
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

Advocates

William C. Bryson (on behalf of the Respondent)
William B. M. Carter (on behalf of the Petitioner)

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 United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Right to Counsel
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a special concurrence
Souter
Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent
Ginsburg
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Thomas
Full Opinion by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

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The Oyez Project, Nichols v. United States, 511 U.S. 738 (1994),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_8556/>
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