Turner v. Rogers
2011 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. 431 (2011), is a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 20, 2011, relating to the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Court held that Turner was not entitled to a public defender in cases regarding family nonsupport. However, in cases in which a state is not required to provide counsel, it must provide some other safeguard to reduce the risk of erroneous deprivation of liberty in civil contempt cases. The particular case the Court took under review was a child support payment case and the point of contention was the process of the defendant's income determination by the court.
Quick Facts Turner v. Rogers, Argued March 23, 2011 Decided June 20, 2011 ...
Turner v. Rogers | |
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Argued March 23, 2011 Decided June 20, 2011 | |
Full case name | Michael D. Turner v. Rebecca L. Rogers |
Docket no. | 10-10 |
Citations | 564 U.S. 431 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2507; 180 L. Ed. 2d 452 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Decision | Opinion |
Case history | |
Prior | Defendant convicted at trial (Oconee Cty Fam. Ct.); affirmed sub nom. Price v. Turner, 387 S.C. 142, 691 S.E.2d 470 (S.C. 2010); cert. granted, 562 U.S. 1002 (2010). |
Holding | |
The Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, while it does not require a state to provide counsel at civil contempt proceedings to indigent individuals, even if incarceration is a possibility, does require some safeguards to prevent the erroneous deprivation of liberty. South Carolina Supreme Court reversed and remanded. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia; Roberts, Alito (Parts I–B and II) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV |
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