From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Ross v. Moffitt
United States Supreme Court
417 U.S. 600, 94 S.Ct. 2437, 41 L.Ed.2d 341 (1974)
- Written by Sarah Venti, JD
Facts
Moffitt (defendant) was convicted of criminal charges in two separate cases. Moffitt was represented by a court-appointed attorney at trial. Moffitt appealed both convictions in the state appellate court and was represented on appeal by court-appointed counsel. Both convictions were upheld. The federal district court held that Moffitt was not entitled to representation at state expense for assistance with preparing his petitions for review by the state supreme court and the United States Supreme Court. The federal court of appeals reversed the district court decisions and held that Moffitt was entitled to representation at state expense.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rehnquist, J.)
Dissent (Douglas, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 820,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 989 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
