Supreme Court· 6/29/1970

Williams v. Illinois

Citations

399 U.S. 235
90 S. Ct. 2018
26 L. Ed. 2d 586
1970 U.S. LEXIS 8
52 Ohio Op. 2d 281

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holding that there is no requirement that persons convicted of the same offense receive identical sentences
holding that an individual may not be held in continued confinement beyond the statutory maximum because of his failure to pay a fine
holding that state may not subject indigent defendants to period of imprisonment beyond statutory maximum
holding that states “may not constitutionally imprison beyond the maximum duration fixed by statute a defendant who is financially unable to pay a fine”
holding that an individual may not be held in contin- ued confinement beyond the statutory maximum because of his failure to pay a fine
holding that states “may not constitutionally imprison beyond the maximum duration fixed by statute a defendant who is financially unable to pay a fine”

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Judges: Burger, Harlan, Blackmun

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