Pointer v. Texas
- Decided
- April 5, 1965
- Docket
- 577
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 4,761 timesSuperseded on other grounds (not yet verified)Possible negative treatment: superseded on other grounds (not yet verified) · People v. Shepherd
What later courts said
- holding that the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause is made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment — John Howard v. Hans G. Walker (2005)
- holding that "the Sixth Amendment's right of an accused to confront the witnesses against him is likewise a fundamental right and is made obligatory on the States by the Fourteenth Amendment" — Danforth v. Minnesota (2008)
- holding that "the Sixth Amendment's right of an accused to confront the witnesses against him is likewise a fundamental right and is made obligatory on the States by the Fourteenth Amendment." — Stringer v. State (2007)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Sixth Amendment provides in part that:
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the wit [*401] nesses against him . . . and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.”
Cite this
Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 (1965)Read the full opinion
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