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· 4/5/1971

Kitchens v. Smith

Citations

  • 401 U.S. 847
  • 91 S. Ct. 1089
  • 28 L. Ed. 2d 519
  • 1971 U.S. LEXIS 63
  • 27 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1006

How courts have described this case

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  • invalidating uncounseled robbery conviction of indigent defendant which became final before Gideon decision
  • invalidating uncounseled robbery conviction of indigent defendant which became final before Gideon decision
  • Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed. 2d 799 (1963
  • Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799 (1963
  • right to counsel not dependent on request

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Judges: Per Curiam

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