McMann v. Richardson
- Decided
- May 4, 1970
- Docket
- 153
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 5,113 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- recognizing that "the right to counsel is the right to the effective assistance of counsel” — Commonwealth v. Cousin (2005)
- holding that "the right to counsel is the right to the effective assistance of counsel" — In Re Rgb (2010)
- holding that a guilty plea is not rendered invalid because subsequent developments in the law reveal that the defendant may have misjudged the admissibility of his confession — State v. Dettman (2006)
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 White delivered the opinion of the Court.
The petition for certiorari, which we granted, 396 U. S. 813 (1969), seeks reversal of three separate judgments of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordering hearings on petitions for habeas corpus filed by the respondents in this case.[1] The principal issue before us is whether and to what extent an otherwise valid guilty plea may be impeached in collateral proceedings by assertions or proof that the plea was motivated by a prior coerced confession. We find ourselves in substantial disagreement with the Court of Appeals.
[*761] I The three respondents now before us are Dash, Richardson, and Williams. We first state the essential facts involved as to each.
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McMann v. Richardson, 397 U.S. 759 (1970)Read the full opinion
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