Legal Opinion
Hudson v. North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1960No. 466PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The petitioner and two others were brought to trial before a jury in the Superior Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina, upon an indictment jointly charging them with robbery. When their case was called *698one of the defendants, David Cain, was represented by a lawyer of his own selection. The petitioner and the other defendant did not have counsel. Before pleading to the indictment, the petitioner, who was eighteen years old, asked the presiding judge to appoint a lawyer to help him with his defense, stating that he was without funds to employ counsel and was incapable of defending…
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