McKaskle v. Wiggins
1984 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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McKaskle v. Wiggins, 465 U.S. 168 (1984), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court considered the role of standby counsel in a criminal trial where the defendant conducted his own defense (pro se). In this case the defendant claimed his Sixth Amendment right to present his own case in a criminal trial was violated by the presence of a court-appointed standby counsel.[1]
Quick Facts McKaskle v. Wiggins, Argued November 9, 1983 Decided January 24, 1984 ...
McKaskle v. Wiggins | |
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Argued November 9, 1983 Decided January 24, 1984 | |
Full case name | McKaskle, Acting Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Carl Edwin Wiggins |
Citations | 465 U.S. 168 (more) 104 S.Ct. 944; 79 L. Ed. 2d 122; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 24 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
Holding | |
Respondent's Sixth Amendment right to self-representation was not violated by the presence of a court-appointed standby counsel. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, Blackmun, Stevens |
Concurrence | Blackmun (in result) |
Dissent | White, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VI |
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