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Swenson v. Bosler, 386 U.S. 258 (1967)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Swenson v. Bosler, 386 U.S. 258 (1967)
Swenson v. Bosler No. 759 Decided March 13, 1967 386 U.S. 258
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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The Court of Appeals’ holding that the former Missouri practice of deciding direct criminal appeals by convicted indigents without the appointment of appellate counsel is invalid under Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, is affirmed. The assistance of appellate counsel is an advantage which may not be denied to a criminal defendant, solely because of indigence, on the only appeal which the State affords him as a matter of right, and when a defendant whose indigency and desire to appeal are manifest does not have the services of his trial counsel on appeal, knowing waiver cannot be inferred from his failure specifically to request appointment of appellate counsel.
Certiorari granted; 363 F.2d 154, affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Swenson v. Bosler, 386 U.S. 258 (1967) in 386 U.S. 258 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=16RLZ7MQN92YQJ4.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Swenson v. Bosler, 386 U.S. 258 (1967), in 386 U.S. 258, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=16RLZ7MQN92YQJ4.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Swenson v. Bosler, 386 U.S. 258 (1967). cited in 1967, 386 U.S. 258. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=16RLZ7MQN92YQJ4.
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