Herring v. New York

422 U.S. 853 · Decided June 30, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Herring v. New York was decided on June 30, 1975 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Right to counsel” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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Herring v. New York

SCDB identifiers: case 1974-149, docket 1974-149-01.

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