Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 384 U.S. 333
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Abe_Fortas
gptkbp:date 1966-06-06
gptkbp:decision 1966-06-06
Conviction reversed
gptkbp:designer Sheppard's murder conviction
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:docketNumber 490
gptkbp:fullName Samuel H. Sheppard v. E. L. Maxwell, Warden
gptkbp:heldBy Excessive media coverage can compromise a defendant's right to a fair trial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966)
gptkbp:impact Guidelines for trial judges to control publicity
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ohio
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Tom_C._Clark
gptkbp:petitioner Samuel H. Sheppard
gptkbp:predecessor restrictions on press coverage in criminal trials
gptkbp:relatedTo criminal procedure
right to fair trial
media influence on trials
gptkbp:requires 1966-02-28
gptkbp:response E. L. Maxwell
gptkbp:seeAlso Estes v. Texas
Irvin v. Dowd
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Sixth_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sam_Sheppard_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7