Harbison v. Bell
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Harbison v. Bell, 556 U.S.
(2009) was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States
that held that federal law gave indigent death row
inmates the right to federally appointed counsel to represent them in post-conviction state clemency proceedings, when the state has declined to do so. Certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court on June 23, 2008.
delivered the judgment of the court, stating:
Justice Scalia
dissented in substance:
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(2009) was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States
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that held that federal law gave indigent death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
inmates the right to federally appointed counsel to represent them in post-conviction state clemency proceedings, when the state has declined to do so. Certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court on June 23, 2008.
Opinion
Justice StevensJohn Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
delivered the judgment of the court, stating:
Justice Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
dissented in substance:
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 556
- List of United States Supreme Court cases