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Dukes v. Warden, 406 U.S. 250 (1972)
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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.
Dukes v. Warden, 406 U.S. 250 (1972)
Dukes v. Warden No. 71-5172 Argued March 21, 1972 Decided May 15, 1972 406 U.S. 250
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT
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Petitioner’s claim that his guilty plea was not voluntarily and intelligently made because of an alleged conflict of interest on the part of his counsel has no merit, and that alleged conflict of interest is therefore not a reason for vacating his plea. Pp. 251-257.
161 Conn. 337, 288 A.2d.58, affirmed.
BRENNAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and STEWART, WHITE, BLACKMUN, POWELL, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. STEWART, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 257. MARSHALL, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which DOUGLAS, J., joined, post, p. 259.
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