Supreme Court· 6/22/1970

Coleman v. Alabama

Citations

399 U.S. 1
90 S. Ct. 1999
26 L. Ed. 2d 387
1970 U.S. LEXIS 17

How courts have described this case

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concluding that preliminary hearing conducted pursuant to Alabama statute was “a ‘critical stage’ of the [s]tate’s criminal process”
holding that denial of counsel at a preliminary hearing in violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is subject to harmless error analysis
holding that defendant has a right to counsel at all critical proceedings, including the preliminary hearing stage
holding that a preliminary bail hearing is a \critical stage ... at which the accused is ... entitled to [counsel]\
holding that preliminary hearing is critical stage of prosecution and defendant therefore entitled to counsel thereat
concluding that a fleeting but “real good look” at the assailant was sufficient for identification

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Judges: Brennan, Black, Douglas, White, Harlan, Burger, Stewart, Blacicmun

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Cites

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