United States v. Wade
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United States v. Wade is a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case that established a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel during post-indictment police lineups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Wade canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11230699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States v. Wade Context triple: [Moore v. Illinois, relatedCase, United States v. Wade]
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Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio is a landmark 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to the states, holding that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state criminal prosecutions.
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Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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C.
United States v. O'Brien
United States v. O'Brien is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a federal law banning the destruction of draft cards and established an important test for evaluating government regulation of symbolic speech under the First Amendment.
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D.
Wong Sun v. United States
Wong Sun v. United States is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the exclusionary rule by establishing the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine and clarifying when evidence obtained after an illegal search or arrest must be suppressed.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Wade Target entity description: United States v. Wade is a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case that established a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel during post-indictment police lineups.
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A.
Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio is a landmark 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to the states, holding that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state criminal prosecutions.
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B.
Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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C.
United States v. O'Brien
United States v. O'Brien is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a federal law banning the destruction of draft cards and established an important test for evaluating government regulation of symbolic speech under the First Amendment.
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D.
Wong Sun v. United States
Wong Sun v. United States is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the exclusionary rule by establishing the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine and clarifying when evidence obtained after an illegal search or arrest must be suppressed.
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E.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
criminal law
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criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1966-12-12 ⓘ |
| citation | 388 U.S. 218 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Justice Hugo L. Black
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo L. Black
Justice William O. Douglas ⓘ
linked to:
William O. Douglas
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| constitutionalProvision |
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1967-06-12 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Justice John M. Harlan II
ⓘ
linked to:
John M. Harlan II
Justice Tom C. Clark ⓘ
linked to:
Tom C. Clark
|
| docketNumber | 223 ⓘ |
| establishedPrinciple |
Post-indictment confrontations between the accused and witnesses for identification are critical stages of the prosecution.
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The absence of counsel at a post-indictment lineup can violate the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. ⓘ The government bears the burden of showing that an in-court identification has an independent source when a prior lineup was conducted without counsel. ⓘ |
| fullName | United States v. Wade ⓘ |
| holding |
A post-indictment lineup is a critical stage of the prosecution at which the accused is entitled to the assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment.
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In-court identifications following a lineup conducted without counsel must be examined to determine whether they have an independent source or are tainted by the illegal lineup. ⓘ |
| impact |
Influenced police procedures for conducting lineups and other identification confrontations.
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Significantly expanded the scope of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal prosecutions. ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Chief Justice Earl Warren
ⓘ
linked to:
Earl Warren
Justice Abe Fortas ⓘ
linked to:
Abe Fortas
Justice Potter Stewart ⓘ
linked to:
Potter Stewart
Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to:
Thurgood Marshall
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
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| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| legalIssue |
post-indictment lineup
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right to counsel ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Byron R. White
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linked to:
Byron R. White
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| page | 218 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| relatedCase |
Gilbert v. California
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Stovall v. Denno ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Billie Joe Wade ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory | Remanded to determine whether in-court identifications had an independent source. ⓘ |
| topic |
eyewitness identification
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right to counsel at critical stages ⓘ |
| volume | 388 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1967 ⓘ |
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