Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Defendant's rights upheld
Changed perceptions of legal counsel Conviction overturned due to lack of counsel Significant for public defense rights Broadened_access_to_legal_resources |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 64
Criminal law case Legal analysis publications |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
384 U.S. 436
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
Access to justice
|
| gptkbp:court |
Unanimous decision
Justices_Brennan,_White,_and_others |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 22, 1965 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 30, 1965
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Part of a series of landmark cases
Part_of_legal_history_in_the_U.S. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fortas v. California
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened right to legal representation
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
Constitutional review Concern over judicial overreach Majority opinion emphasized fairness Strengthened_the_Sixth_Amendment |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
Critical for understanding legal rights
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Constitutional law
Due process Right to counsel Public defender Expanded rights of defendants Affirmed the right to counsel in state courts Establishment of public defense systems |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Available in legal archives
Influenced future legal standards Used in legal education Still cited in legal arguments today Examined the role of counsel Influenced public policy on legal aid Reviewed in law schools Supreme_Court_archives |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Reversed conviction
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Fortas,_California
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
Right to free legal counsel |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Argersinger_v._Hamlin
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona Set standards for legal representation |