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EVITTS v. LUCEY

No. 83-1378.

469 U.S. 387 (1985)

EVITTS, SUPERINTENDENT, BLACKBURN CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, ET AL. v. LUCEY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Gerald Henry, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were David L. Armstrong, Attorney General, and Paul E. Reilender, Jr., Assistant Attorney General.

William M. Radigan argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353 (1963), held that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to counsel on his first appeal as of right. In this case, we must decide whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees the criminal defendant the effective assistance of counsel on such...

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