Godinez V. Moran
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| Date decided | 1993 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Dissent | Blackmun |
| Stevens | |
| Citations | L. Ed. 2d |
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| Majority | Thomas |
| Rehnquist | |
| White | |
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| ID | 916456 |
About Godinez V. Moran
Godinez v. Moran, 509 U. S. 389, was a landmark decision in which the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant was competent to stand trial, they were automatically competent to plead guilty, and thereby waive the panoply of trial rights, including the right to counsel.
