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SCOTT v. ILLINOIS

No. 77-1177.

440 U.S. 367 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 1158

59 L.Ed.2d 383

SCOTT v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Elson argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Gerri Papushkewych, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were William J. Scott, Attorney General, and Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to resolve a conflict among state and lower federal courts regarding the proper application of our decision in Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972).1 436 U.S. 925. Petitioner Scott was convicted of theft and fined $50 after a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill. His conviction...

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