Litigants: | Pennsylvania v. Finley |
Arguedate: | March 2 |
Argueyear: | 1987 |
Decidedate: | May 18 |
Decideyear: | 1987 |
Fullname: | Pennsylvania v. Finley |
Usvol: | 481 |
Uspage: | 551 |
Parallelcitations: | 107 S. Ct. 1990; 95 L. Ed. 2d 539 |
Prior: | Cert. to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania |
Holding: | Anders v. California (1967) applies only to direct appeals, not collateral postconviction proceedings. |
Majority: | Rehnquist |
Joinmajority: | White, Powell, O'Connor, Scalia |
Concurrence: | Blackmun |
Dissent: | Brennan |
Joindissent: | Marshall |
Dissent2: | Stevens |
Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the right to counsel.