McWilliams v. Dunn

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McWilliams v. Dunn
Seal of the United States Supreme Court.svg
Argued April 24, 2017
Decided June 19, 2017
Full case nameJames E. McWilliams v. Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections, et al.
Docket no. 16-5294
Citations582 U.S. __ ( more )
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy  · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito  · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan  · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinions
MajorityBreyer, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
DissentAlito, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch

McWilliams v. Dunn, 582 U.S. __ (2017), is a United States Supreme Court ruling that clarified Ake v. Oklahoma in relation to the case of convicted murderer, rapist and robber James E. McWilliams. [1]

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The Court ruled 5–4 in favour of Williams on the grounds of the defendant not having access to an independent mental health expert during his trial with the lower appellate court not considering this in the previous appeal, as written in the opinion authored by Justice Breyer. [2]

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  1. "McWilliams v. Dunn". Oyez Project . Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Hrynkiw, Ivana (2017-06-19). "SCOTUS rules in favor of Alabama death row inmate". AL.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)