Stovall v. Denno
1967 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293 (1967), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that a pretrial identification not covered by the Sixth Amendment right to counsel should be excluded if it was so unnecessarily suggestive as to violate due process.[1]
Quick Facts Stovall v. Denno, Argued February 16, 1967 Decided June 12, 1967 ...
Stovall v. Denno | |
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Argued February 16, 1967 Decided June 12, 1967 | |
Full case name | Theodore Stovall v. Wilfred Denno, Warden |
Citations | 388 U.S. 293 (more) 87 S. Ct. 1967; 18 L. Ed. 2d 1199 |
Case history | |
Prior | Defendant convicted; affirmed, New York Court of Appeals, 13 N.Y.2d 1094 (1963); habeas corpus petition denied, 355 F.2d 731 (2d Cir. 1966); cert granted, 384 U.S. 1000 (1966). |
Holding | |
A pre-trial identification made in the absence of counsel but not violating the Sixth Amendment should be excluded if it is so unnecessarily suggestive as to violate due process. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Harlan, Stewart, White |
Concurrence | White, joined by Harlan, Stewart |
Dissent | Douglas |
Dissent | Fortas |
Dissent | Black |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VI, U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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