Supreme Court of the United States
Rothgery v. Gillespie County
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- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- June 23, 2008
- Case
- Rothgery v. Gillespie County
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito, with whom The Chief Justice and Justice Scalia join, concurring. I join the Court’s opinion because I do not understand it to hold that a defendant is entitled to the assistance of appointed counsel as soon as his Sixth Amendment right attaches. As I interpret our precedents, the term “attach*214…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |