Hamilton v. Alabama (1961)
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Hamilton v. Alabama | |||||
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Argued October 17, 1961 Decided November 13, 1961 |
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Full case name | Hamilton v. Alabama | ||||
Citations | 368 U.S. 52 (more)
82 S. Ct. 157; 7 L. Ed. 2d 114; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 167
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Prior history | Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama | ||||
Holding | |||||
Absence of counsel for petitioner at the time of his arraignment violated his rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |||||
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Majority | Douglas, joined by unanimous | ||||
Laws applied | |||||
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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Hamilton v. Alabama, 368 U.S. 52 (1961), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. Hamilton was charged in an Alabama court with breaking and entering a dwelling at night with intent to ravish, and had pleaded not guilty. He had then been convicted and sentenced to death. The Court ruled unanimously that the absence of counsel at the time of his arraignment violated Hamilton's due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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