Garza v. Idaho

139 S. Ct. 738 · Decided February 27, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Garza v. Idaho was decided on February 27, 2019 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Right to counsel” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1026

Case details

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Full case caption

Garza v. Idaho

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-014, docket 2018-014-01.

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