Jones v. Barnes
- Decided
- July 5, 1983
- Docket
- 81-1794
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that defendant has no right to determine which nonfrivo-lous issues appointed counsel would press on appeal — Omar Blanco, Cross-Appellant v. Harry K. Singletary, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida, Cross-Appellee (1991)
- recognizing that, where ethically and legally possible, “ ‘[a] lawyer shall abide by a client’s decisions concerning the objectives of representation’ ” — United States v. Dennis Wellington (2005)
- holding that an indigent defendant does not have a constitutional right to press issues, even if non-frivolous, which counsel in his professional judgment decides not to present — United States v. Charles Perry (1990)
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
Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari to consider whether defense counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal from a criminal conviction has a constitutional duty to raise every nonfrivolous issue requested by the defendant.
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Cite this
Jones v. Barnes, 463 U.S. 745 (1983)Read the full opinion
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