Ake v. Oklahoma
Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68 (1985), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment required the state to provide a psychiatric evaluation to be used on behalf of an indigent criminal defendant if he needed it.
| Ake v. Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued November 7, 1984 Decided February 26, 1985 | |
| Full case name | Glen Burton Ake v. Oklahoma |
| Citations | 470 U.S. 68 (more) 105 S. Ct. 1087; 84 L. Ed. 2d 53; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 52; 53 U.S.L.W. 4179 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma |
| Holding | |
| An indigent criminal defendant in a murder case where the death penalty could be assessed had a right to have the state provide a psychiatric evaluation to be used in the defendant's behalf. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Burger |
| Dissent | Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
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