Argersinger V. Hamlin
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| Date decided | 1972 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Majority | Douglas |
| Brennan | |
| Stewart | |
| White | |
| Marshall | |
| Blackmun | |
| Citations | L. Ed. 2d |
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| ID | 777544 |
About Argersinger V. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U. S. 25, is a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the accused cannot be subjected to actual imprisonment unless provided with counsel. Gideon v. Wainwright made the right to counsel provided in the Sixth Amendment applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
