Supreme Court· 2/23/1981

United States v. Morrison

Citations

449 U.S. 361
101 S. Ct. 665
66 L. Ed. 2d 564
1981 U.S. LEXIS 54

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recognizing that “certain violations of the right to counsel may be disregarded as harmless error”
recognizing that \certain violations of the right to counsel may be disregarded as harmless error\
concluding that alleged Sixth Amendment violation that did not prejudice defendant did not justify dismissal of indictment
holding that “absent demonstrable prejudice, or substantial threat thereof, dismissal of the indictment is plainly inappropriate, even though the violation may have been deliberate”
holding that Sixth Amendment violations are subject to general rule that remedies should be tailored to injury suffered from constitutional violation
recognizing that the remedy for a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel “should be tailored to the injury suffered from the constitutional violation”

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Judges: White

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