Douglas v. California

Bennie Will Meyes and William Douglas
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 7, 1962
Reargued January 16, 1963
Decided March 18, 1963
Full case nameDouglas et al. v. State of California
Citations372 U.S. 353 (more)
83 S. Ct. 814; 9 L. Ed. 2d 811
Case history
PriorPeople v. Douglas, 187 Cal. App. 2d 802, 10 Cal. Rptr. 188 (Dist. App. 2d Dist. 1960)
Holding
Denying defense counsel during appellate review is unconstitutional
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityDouglas, joined by Warren, Black, Brennan, White, Goldberg
DissentClark
DissentHarlan, joined by Stewart
Laws applied
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353 (1963), was a case before the United States Supreme Court.

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