Alabama v. Shelton
E57401
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alabama v. Shelton canonical | 3 |
| Alabama v. Shelton, 535 U.S. 654 (2002) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
criminal procedure case ⓘ right to counsel case ⓘ |
| clarifies | scope of Sixth Amendment right to counsel for suspended sentences ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| hasArgumentDate | January 8, 2002 ⓘ |
| hasCitation |
122 S. Ct. 1764
ⓘ
152 L. Ed. 2d 888 ⓘ 535 U.S. 654 ⓘ |
| hasConcurrenceBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvision |
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | May 20, 2002 ⓘ |
| hasDefendantStatus | uncounseled defendant received a suspended jail sentence and probation ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | 00-1214 ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
A suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment may not be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
ⓘ
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
The Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel applies to a defendant given a suspended sentence that may lead to incarceration upon violation of probation.
|
| hasImpact | limits states’ ability to impose suspended sentences without providing counsel ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
Actual imprisonment may not be imposed unless the defendant was provided counsel or validly waived counsel.
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The right to counsel extends to cases where a suspended sentence may result in incarceration upon probation revocation. ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment
imprisonment ⓘ right to counsel ⓘ suspended sentence ⓘ |
| hasMajorityJustices |
David H. Souter
ⓘ
John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| hasOpinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner |
Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alabama
|
| hasPrecedentFor | right to counsel in misdemeanor cases with suspended sentences ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | review of decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama ⓘ |
| hasRelatedCase |
Argersinger v. Hamlin
ⓘ
Scott v. Illinois ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | LeRoy Shelton ⓘ |
| hasStateCourt | Supreme Court of Alabama ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Rehnquist Court ⓘ |
| hasVote | 5-4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alabama v. Shelton, 535 U.S. 654 (2002)