Nix v. Whiteside
| Nix v. Whiteside | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 5, 1985 Decided February 26, 1986 | |
| Full case name | Crispus Nix, Warden, Petitioner v. Emanuel Charles Whiteside |
| Citations | 475 U.S. 157 (more) 106 S.Ct. 988; 89 L. Ed. 2d 123; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 8 |
| Holding | |
| The Sixth Amendment right of a criminal defendant to assistance of counsel is not violated when an attorney refuses to cooperate with the defendant in presenting perjured testimony at his trial. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger, joined by White, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Brennan |
| Concurrence | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. VI | |
Nix v. Whiteside, 475 U.S. 157 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court decision that dealt with the effective assistance of counsel during a criminal trial.