Supreme Court of the United States
Rothgery v. Gillespie County
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 23, 2008
- Case
- Rothgery v. Gillespie County
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, dissenting. The Court holds today — for the first time after plenary consideration of the question — that a criminal prosecution begins, and that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel therefore attaches, when an individual who has been placed under arrest makes an initial appearance before a magistrate for a probable-cause determination and the setti…
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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 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |