for King County Bar Association
1. Scott v. Illinois, No. 77-1177, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, December 4, 1978, Argued , March 5, 1979, Decided
OVERVIEW: A petitioner who was fined but not imprisoned was not deprived of his right to counsel because, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, counsel did not have to be appointed for an indigent defendant if a prison term was not actually imposed.
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