Hamilton v. Alabama
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Hamilton v. Alabama is a 1961 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held an indigent defendant in a capital case has a constitutional right to counsel at arraignment, treating that stage as a critical point in the criminal process.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamilton v. Alabama canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ right to counsel case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ right to counsel jurisprudence ⓘ |
| bindingOn | state criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| citation | 368 U.S. 52 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1961-11-13 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| defendantStatus | indigent defendant ⓘ |
| effect | expanded the scope of the right to counsel to include arraignment in capital cases ⓘ |
| holding |
An indigent defendant in a capital case has a constitutional right to counsel at arraignment.
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Arraignment in a capital case is a critical stage of the criminal process at which the defendant is entitled to counsel. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
critical stage of criminal proceedings
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right to counsel at arraignment ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Justice Hugo Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 52 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | right to counsel at critical stages of prosecution ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | review of state court conviction in a capital case ⓘ |
| reasoning | absence of counsel at arraignment in a capital case is a denial of due process. ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Gideon v. Wainwright
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White v. Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
arraignment
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critical stage doctrine ⓘ |
| respondent | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | conviction reversed ⓘ |
| stateLawContext | Alabama criminal procedure ⓘ |
| typeOfCase | capital case ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 368 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1961 ⓘ |
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