1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 375 U.S.
  5. 375 U.S. 277 (1964)
 

HARDY v. UNITED STATES

No. 112.

375 U.S. 277 (1964)

HARDY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mozart G. Ratner argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller and Philip R. Monahan.

John H. Pratt, Daniel M. Singer and Louis M. Kaplan filed a brief for the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, a pauper, has been convicted and sentenced to prison. After conviction the court-appointed lawyer, who represented him at the trial, withdrew his appearance with the approval of the court. The present court-appointed attorney is a different person, appointed by the Court of Appeals after the indigent had prepared pro se a petition for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. The District Court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases