Texas v. Cobb
2001 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Texas v. Cobb, 532 U.S. 162 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is offense-specific and does not always extend to offenses that are closely related to those where the right has been attached. This decision reaffirmed the Court's holding in McNeil v. Wisconsin (1991) by concluding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at the onset of adversarial proceedings.
Quick Facts Texas v. Cobb, Argued January 16, 2001 Decided April 2, 2001 ...
Texas v. Cobb | |
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Argued January 16, 2001 Decided April 2, 2001 | |
Full case name | Texas, Petitioner v. Raymond Levi Cobb |
Citations | 532 U.S. 162 (more) 121 S. Ct. 1335; 149 L. Ed. 2d 321 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Holding | |
Because the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is "offense specific," it does not extend to offenses that are "factually related" to those that have actually been charged. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Scalia, Thomas |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg |
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