Boykin v. Alabama
| Boykin v. Alabama | |
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| Argued March 4, 1969 Decided June 2, 1969 | |
| Full case name | Boykin v. Alabama |
| Citations | 395 U.S. 238 (more) 89 S. Ct. 1709; 23 L. Ed. 2d 274 |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Warren, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Black |
Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court determined that when a defendant enters into a plea bargain, they waive their Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury. A defendant may not waive this Constitutional right unless he does so knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently. The defendant was an African-American charged with robbery, which carried a death sentence in Alabama at the time. He pled guilty.