Smith v. Ohio

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1990-03-20

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Justice Marshall, dissenting. Although I agree that the limited information before us appears to indicate that the Ohio Supreme Court erred in its decision below, I continue to believe that summary dispositions deprive litigants of a fair opportunity to be heard on the merits and significantly increase the risk of an erroneous decision. See Pennsylvania v. Bruder, <span class="citation" data-id…

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