In Gideon's Wake: Harsher Penalties and the 'Successful' Criminal Appellant

Van Alstyne, William

Abstract

Footnotes (94)

Download This Paper | Share | Email |Add to Briefcase | Purchase Bound Hard Copy

In Gideon's Wake: Harsher Penalties and the 'Successful' Criminal Appellant

William W. Van Alstyne

William & Mary Law School

1965

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 74, p. 606, 1965
William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-131

Abstract:
Following the Court’s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, popular opinion allowed indignant criminals seeking a re-trial to receive harsher sentences. This examination argues that such a result is unconstitutional.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 35

Keywords: Gideon v. Wainwright, indignant defendant

Accepted Paper Series

Download This Paper

Date posted: September 17, 2011 ; Last revised: November 10, 2011

Suggested Citation

Van Alstyne, William W., In Gideon's Wake: Harsher Penalties and the 'Successful' Criminal Appellant (1965). Yale Law Journal, Vol. 74, p. 606, 1965; William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-131. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1927979

Contact Information

William W. Van Alstyne (Contact Author)

William & Mary Law School ( email )

South Henry Street
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
United States