Legal Opinion
Betty J. James and Raymond Miller v. Walter Headley, Chief of Police of the City of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1969No. 25892PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The question this case presents is whether an accused has the right to court-appointed counsel when charged with only “a petty offense”, that is, an offense carrying the maximum penalty of six months. 1 This gets down to whether Harvey v. Mississippi, 5 Cir. 1965, 340 F.2d 263, is viable. If it is, do the petitioners before us come under aegis of Harvey "l We hold that the right to counsel, as articulated in Harvey, is alive and well and living in this circuit, and applies to the present case.
On November 19, 1967, Betty J. James was arrested in Miami, Florida, for the…
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