| Oyler v. Boles | |
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| Argued December 4, 1961 Decided February 19, 1962 | |
| Full case name | Oyler v. Boles, Warden |
| Citations | 368 U.S. 448 (more) 82 S. Ct. 501; 7 L. Ed. 2d 446; 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1770 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia |
| Holding | |
| Due process does not require advance notice that the trial on the substantive offense will be followed by a habitual criminal accusation, but it does require a reasonable opportunity to defend against such an accusation; failure to proceed against other offenders because of a lack of knowledge of prior offenses or because of the exercise of reasonable selectivity in enforcement does not deny equal protection to persons who are prosecuted | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Clark, joined by Frankfurter, Harlan, Whittaker, Stewart |
| Concurrence | Harlan |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Warren, Black, Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Oyler v. Boles, 368 U.S. 448 (1962), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.