| Withrow v. Williams | |
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| Argued November 3, 1992 Decided April 21, 1993 | |
| Full case name | Pamela Withrow, Petitioner v. Robert Allen Williams, Jr. |
| Citations | 507 U.S. 680 (more) 113 S. Ct. 1745; 123 L. Ed. 2d 407; 1993 U.S. LEXIS 2980; 61 U.S.L.W. 4352; 93 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2893; 93 Daily Journal DAR 4974; 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 191 |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Souter, joined by unanimous (part III); White, Blackmun, Stevens, Kennedy (parts I, II, IV) |
| Concur/dissent | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist |
| Concur/dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas |
Withrow v. Williams, 507 U.S. 680 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Fifth Amendment Miranda v. Arizona arguments can be raised again in federal habeas corpus proceedings, even if a criminal defendant had a fair chance to argue those claims in state court.[1] The Court rejected the state's argument that Stone v. Powell, a case holding the opposite in the context of Fourth Amendment claims on habeas review, applied in Williams' case.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Withrow v. Williams, 507 U.S. 680, 694-95 (1993).
- ↑ Withrow, 507 U.S. at 682-83.
External links
- Text of Withrow v. Williams, 507 U.S. 680 (1993) is available from: Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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