Andrus v. Texas

140 S. Ct. 1875 · Decided June 15, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Andrus v. Texas was decided on June 15, 2020 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, inadequate representation by counsel” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-9674

Case details

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Full case caption

Andrus v. Texas

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-069, docket 2019-069-01.

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