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United States v. Ash

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United States v. Ash
Decided June 21, 1973
Full case nameUnited States v. Ash
Citations413 U.S. 300 (more)
Holding
The Sixth Amendment does not grant a criminal defendant the right to have counsel present when the government uses a photo array to elicit an identification of the defendant from a witness.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
MajorityBlackmun
ConcurrenceStewart
DissentBrennan, joined by Douglas, Marshall
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. VI

United States v. Ash, 413 U.S. 300 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Sixth Amendment does not grant a criminal defendant the right to have counsel present when the government uses a photo array to elicit an identification of the defendant from a witness.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ United States v. Ash, 413 U.S. 300 (1973).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Lineup". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 287.
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