Murray v. Giarratano
1989 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murray v. Giarratano, 492 U.S. 1 (1989), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that capital defendants do not have a constitutional right to counsel in state collateral postconviction proceedings.[1]
Quick Facts Murray v. Giarratano, Argued March 22, 1989 Decided June 23, 1989 ...
Murray v. Giarratano | |
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Argued March 22, 1989 Decided June 23, 1989 | |
Full case name | Edward W. Murray, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections v. Joseph M. Giarratano |
Citations | 492 U.S. 1 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgment for plaintiff, 668 F. Supp. 511 (E.D. Va., 1986); reversed on appeal, 836 F.2d 1421 (4th Cir. 1988); district court affirmed in en banc rehearing, 847 F.2d 1118 (4th Cir. 1988) |
Holding | |
Neither the Eighth Amendment nor the Due Process Clause requires States to appoint counsel for indigent death row inmates seeking state postconviction relief. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Concurrence | O'Connor |
Concurrence | Kennedy (in judgment), joined by O'Connor |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun |
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