Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Sowders v. Cleaver

Sowders v. Cleaver, 451 U.S. 1008 (1981)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-05-18
Topic
labor-and-employment

How later courts describe this case

  • state constitutional right to appeal “cannot be regarded as having been vindicated by the appointment of a public defender who is so overloaded with work as to be unable to service his appeal as of right”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Sowders v. Cleaver. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
3 opinions

C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.

The Chief Justice and Justice Powell would grant certiorari.