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SATTERWHITE v. TEXAS

No. 86-6284.

486 U.S. 249 (1988)

SATTERWHITE v. TEXAS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Woods, by appointment of the Court, 484 U.S. 810, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Stephen Takas.

Charles A. Palmer, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jim Mattox, Attorney General, F. Scott McCown and Paula C. Offenhauser, Assistant Attorneys General, and Mary F. Keller, Executive Assistant Attorney.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454 (1981), we recognized that defendants formally charged with capital crimes have a Sixth Amendment right to consult with counsel before submitting to psychiatric examinations designed to determine their future dangerousness. The question in this case is whether it was harmless error to introduce psychiatric testimony obtained in violation...

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