Halbert v. Michigan

Halbert v. Michigan

Argued April 25, 2005
Decided June 23, 2005
Full case name Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan
Citations

545 U.S. 605 (more)

Holding
A Michigan law denying an appeals public defender to those who have plead guilty violated rights to due process and equal protection.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority Ginsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
Dissent Thomas, joined by Scalia, Rehnquist
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605 (2005), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a Michigan law, which denied public counsel for defendants appealing a conviction on a plea, violated the equal protection and due process clauses of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.

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