Brewer v. Williams
- Decided
- May 16, 1977
- Docket
- 74-1263
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- recognizing that the constitutional guarantee of counsel "maintains the fair administration of our criminal justice system by assuring aid to the accused when confronted by the government adversary" — Julio Bonilla v. Iowa Board of Parole (2019)
- holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches “at or after 17 the time that judicial proceedings have been initiated against” a defendant — State v. Mares (2023)
- holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches “at or after the time that judicial proceedings have been initiated against” a defendant — State v. Mares (2023)
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How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
An Iowa trial jury found the respondent, Robert Williams, guilty of murder. The judgment of conviction was affirmed in the Iowa Supreme Court by a closely divided vote. In a subsequent habeas corpus proceeding a Federal District [*390] Court ruled that under the United States Constitution Williams is entitled to a new trial, and a divided Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit agreed. The question before us is whether the District Court and the Court of Appeals were wrong.
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Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977)Read the full opinion
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