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Newsom v. Smyth, 365 U.S. 604 (1961)
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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.
Newsom v. Smyth, 365 U.S. 604 (1961)
Newsom v. Smyth No. 116 Argued January 16-17, 1961 Decided March 27, 1961 365 U.S. 604
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
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Certiorari was granted in this case because it was believed to present the question whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to appoint counsel to assist an indigent prisoner in prosecuting his appeal from a state conviction of murder. After oral argument and full consideration, held, the record does not adequately establish that the State Supreme Court found or was required to find that the federal claim was presented to it; the case fails to present a federal question, and the writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. Pp. 604-605.
Writ dismissed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Newsom v. Smyth, 365 U.S. 604 (1961) in 365 U.S. 604 Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VCKUZ13ZERNA6TQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Newsom v. Smyth, 365 U.S. 604 (1961), in 365 U.S. 604, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VCKUZ13ZERNA6TQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Newsom v. Smyth, 365 U.S. 604 (1961). cited in 1961, 365 U.S. 604. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VCKUZ13ZERNA6TQ.
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