Miranda v. Arizona
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CitationMiranda v. Ariz., 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2817, 10 Ohio Misc. 9, 36 Ohio Op. 2d 237, 10 A.L.R.3d 974 (U.S. June 13, 1966) Brief Fact Summary. The defendants offered incriminating evidence during police interrogations without prior notification of their rights under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (the “Constitution”). Synopsis of Rule of Law. Government authorities need to inform individuals of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights prior to an interrogation following an arrest. ...

Miranda v. Arizona
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CitationMiranda v. Ariz., 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2817, 10 Ohio Misc. 9, 36 Ohio Op. 2d 237, 10 A.L.R.3d 974 (U.S. June 13, 1966) Brief Fact Summary. The defendants offered incriminating evidence during police interrogations without prior notification of their rights under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (the “Constitution”). Synopsis of Rule of Law. Government authorities need to inform individuals of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights prior to an interrogation following an arrest. ...

Miranda v. Arizona
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CitationMiranda v. Ariz., 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2817, 10 Ohio Misc. 9, 36 Ohio Op. 2d 237, 10 A.L.R.3d 974 (U.S. June 13, 1966) Brief Fact Summary. The defendants offered incriminating evidence during police interrogations without prior notification of their rights under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (the “Constitution”). Synopsis of Rule of Law. Government authorities need to inform individuals of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights prior to an interrogation following an arrest. ...

Dickerson v. United States
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Citation22 Ill.556 U.S. 1288, 129 S. Ct. 2782, 174 L. Ed. 2d 282 (2009) [2009 BL 122541] Brief Fact Summary. Petitioner Dickerson was indicted for bank robbery and other crimes prohibited by 18 U.S.C. Before trial, Petitioner attempted to suppress a statement he made before being given his Miranda warnings. The United States (Respondent) believes that his statements are admissible under 18 U.S.C. Section: 3501, which was passed following Miranda and allows into evidence statements before being presented with one’s rights following arrest if the statement is given voluntarily ...

Coleman v. Alabama
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CitationColeman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1, 90 S. Ct. 1999, 26 L. Ed. 2d 387, 1970 U.S. LEXIS 17 (U.S. June 22, 1970) Brief Fact Summary. Petitioners were not allowed counsel at a lineup or at a preliminary hearing, and they were convicted of assault with intent to murder. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Failing to provide counsel at a preliminary hearing is an unconstitutional denial of assistance of counsel. ...

Garrity v. New Jersey
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CitationGarrity v. N.J., 385 U.S. 493, 87 S. Ct. 616, 17 L. Ed. 2d 562, 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2882 (U.S. Jan. 16, 1967) Brief Fact Summary. A group of police officers were investigated by the state attorney general for fixing traffic tickets. They were asked various questions and were not given immunity. Some of there answers were used in subsequent conspiracy prosecutions. Synopsis of Rule of Law. “[T]he protection of the individual under the Fourteenth Amendment against coerced statements prohibits use in subsequent criminal proceedings of statements obtained under threat of removal fr ...

Oregon v. Elstad
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CitationOregon v. Elstad, 1984 U.S. LEXIS 1317, 465 U.S. 1078, 104 S. Ct. 1437, 79 L. Ed. 2d 759, 52 U.S.L.W. 3650 (U.S. Mar. 5, 1984) Brief Fact Summary. An individual was convicted of burglary. A signed confession was used to convict him. He was questioned without the benefit of Miranda warnings. Synopsis of Rule of Law. “[A] suspect who has once responded to unwarned yet uncoercive questioning is not thereby disabled from waiving his rights and confessing after he has been given the requisite Miranda warnings.” ...

Wainwright v. Sykes
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CitationWainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S. Ct. 2497, 53 L. Ed. 2d 594, 1977 U.S. LEXIS 135 (U.S. June 23, 1977) Brief Fact Summary. Sykes was convicted of murder for shooting and killing Willie Gilbert (“Mr. Gilbert”) in Florida. He made incriminating statements to police, which were admitted during his trial. Sykes did not object to the admission of the statements. Synopsis of Rule of Law. 28 U.S.C. Section:2254(a) provides that the federal courts shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment ...

United States v. Wade
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CitationUnited States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218, 87 S. Ct. 1926, 18 L. Ed. 2d 1149, 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1085 (U.S. June 12, 1967) Brief Fact Summary. Two men were indicted for bank robbery and appointed counsel to defend them. They were brought before the employees to participate in a line up identification procedure without the benefit of the presence of counsel, after indictment, but prior to trial. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution (“Constitution”) guarantees an accused the right to counsel at post indictment identification procedures, a ...

Dickerson v. United States
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CitationDickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428, 120 S. Ct. 2326, 147 L. Ed. 2d 405, 2000 U.S. LEXIS 4305, 68 U.S.L.W. 4566, 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5091, 2000 Daily Journal DAR 6789, 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3855, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 488 (U.S. June 26, 2000) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioner, Charles Thomas Dickerson (the “petitioner”), made a statement regarding a bank robbery to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) without receiving his Miranda rights. A federal law was in place that allowed the admission of statements if they were voluntarily made ...

Rhode Island v. Innis
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CitationRhode Island v. Innis, 1979 U.S. LEXIS 996, 440 U.S. 934, 99 S. Ct. 1277, 59 L. Ed. 2d 492 (U.S. Feb. 26, 1979) Brief Fact Summary. The respondent, Thomas Innis (the “respondent”), was arrested, read his Miranda rights, and put into the backseat of a patrol car. The police discussed that the gun used for the crime might be found by a child, and the respondent disclosed the location of the weapon to avoid an accident. Synopsis of Rule of Law. An interrogation, for Fifth Amendment constitutional purposes, should be defined to include only words or conduct that the police ...

Wainwright v. Sykes
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CitationWainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S. Ct. 2497, 53 L. Ed. 2d 594, 1977 U.S. LEXIS 135 (U.S. June 23, 1977) Brief Fact Summary. Sykes was convicted of murder for shooting and killing Willie Gilbert (“Mr. Gilbert”) in Florida. He made incriminating statements to police, which were admitted during his trial. Sykes did not object to the admission of the statements. Synopsis of Rule of Law. 28 U.S.C. Section:2254(a) provides that the federal courts shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment ...

United States v. Wade
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CitationUnited States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218, 87 S. Ct. 1926, 18 L. Ed. 2d 1149, 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1085 (U.S. June 12, 1967) Brief Fact Summary. Two men were indicted for bank robbery and appointed counsel to defend them. They were brought before the employees to participate in a line up identification procedure without the benefit of the presence of counsel, after indictment, but prior to trial. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution (“Constitution”) guarantees an accused the right to counsel at post indictment identification procedures, a ...

Dickerson v. United States
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CitationDickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428, 120 S. Ct. 2326, 147 L. Ed. 2d 405, 2000 U.S. LEXIS 4305, 68 U.S.L.W. 4566, 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5091, 2000 Daily Journal DAR 6789, 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3855, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 488 (U.S. June 26, 2000) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioner, Charles Thomas Dickerson (the “petitioner”), made a statement regarding a bank robbery to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) without receiving his Miranda rights. A federal law was in place that allowed the admission of statements if they were voluntarily made ...

Rhode Island v. Innis
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CitationRhode Island v. Innis, 1979 U.S. LEXIS 996, 440 U.S. 934, 99 S. Ct. 1277, 59 L. Ed. 2d 492 (U.S. Feb. 26, 1979) Brief Fact Summary. The respondent, Thomas Innis (the “respondent”), was arrested, read his Miranda rights, and put into the backseat of a patrol car. The police discussed that the gun used for the crime might be found by a child, and the respondent disclosed the location of the weapon to avoid an accident. Synopsis of Rule of Law. An interrogation, for Fifth Amendment constitutional purposes, should be defined to include only words or conduct that the police ...

Coleman v. Alabama
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CitationColeman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1, 90 S. Ct. 1999, 26 L. Ed. 2d 387, 1970 U.S. LEXIS 17 (U.S. June 22, 1970) Brief Fact Summary. Petitioners were not allowed counsel at a lineup or at a preliminary hearing, and they were convicted of assault with intent to murder. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Failing to provide counsel at a preliminary hearing is an unconstitutional denial of assistance of counsel. ...