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TURNER v. ROGERS
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Michael D. Turner
v. Rebecca L. Rogers, et al. |
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Question Presented: Whether the Supreme Court of South Carolina erred in holding-in conflict with twenty-two federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort-that an indigent defendant has no constitutional right to appointed counsel at a civil contempt proceeding that results in his incarceration. Question:Do poor people who face incarceration for civil contempt have a Sixth Amendment constitutional right to a court-appointed attorney as protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Note:BY THE PETITION THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: "DOES THE COURT HAVE JURISDICTION TO REVIEW THE DECISION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT?" CERT. GRANTED 11/1/201010-10 TURNER V. ROGERS " CERT. GRANTED 11/1/2010 |
| Holding: vacated and remanded |
| Vote: 7-2 |
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| 1 | TURNER v. ROGERS Oral Argument Audio (March 23, 2011) |
| 2 | TURNER v. ROGERS Oral Argument Transcript (PDF) |
| 3 | Opinion in TURNER v. ROGERS |
| 4 | TURNER v. ROGERS Oral Argument Transcript (HTML) |
| 5 | TURNER v. ROGERS Oral Argument Transcript (HTML) |
| 6 | TURNER v. ROGERS Oral Argument Audio |
| Additional documents for this case are pending review. | |