Williams v. Illinois

Williams v. Illinois, 399 U.S. 235 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, if a person cannot afford to pay a fine, it violates equal protection to convert that unpaid fine into jail time to extend a person's incarceration beyond a statutory maximum length.[1]

Williams v. Illinois
Argued April 22, 1970
Decided June 29, 1970
Full case nameWilliams v. Illinois
Citations399 U.S. 235 (more)
90 S. Ct. 2018; 26 L. Ed. 2d 586
Holding
If a person cannot afford to pay a fine, it violates equal protection to convert that unpaid fines into jail time to extend a person's incarceration beyond a statutory maximum length.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
MajorityBurger, joined by Black, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun
ConcurrenceHarlan

See also

References

  1. Williams v. Illinois, 399 U.S. 235 (1970).
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