1. De Meerleer v. Michigan, No. 140, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 6, 1947, Argued , February 3, 1947, Decided
OVERVIEW: A prisoner's delayed motion for a new trial in a state trial court should have been granted because the prisoner was deprived of rights essential to a fair hearing under the Federal Constitution when he was charged with a serious criminal charge at the age of 17 and hurried through unfamiliar legal proceedings without assistance of counsel.
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