Escobedo v. Illinois
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Escobedo v. Illinois is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogations and helped lay the groundwork for the later Miranda warnings.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case → landmark decision → |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure → |
| citation |
378 U.S. 478
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| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
1964-06-22
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| decisionType |
5–4 decision
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| dissentBy |
Byron R. White
NERFINISHED
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John M. Harlan II → Potter Stewart NERFINISHED → Tom C. Clark → |
| fullName |
Escobedo v. Illinois
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| holding |
A criminal suspect has a Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogation once the investigation focuses on the suspect and the suspect requests an attorney.
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Statements elicited by police during interrogation after a suspect has requested and been denied counsel are inadmissible at trial. → |
| impact |
helped lay the groundwork for the Miranda v. Arizona decision
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significantly expanded the practical scope of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel → |
| joinedByInMajority |
Arthur J. Goldberg
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Earl Warren → Potter Stewart NERFINISHED → William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED → William O. Douglas NERFINISHED → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| languageOfRecord |
English
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| legalIssue |
admissibility of confessions
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right to counsel during police interrogation → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Arthur J. Goldberg
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Justice Arthur Goldberg NERFINISHED → |
| originatingCourt |
Supreme Court of Illinois
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| pageInUnitedStatesReports |
478
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| petitioner |
Danny Escobedo
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| precedentFor |
Miranda warnings doctrine
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expansion of right to counsel during custodial interrogation → |
| relatedCase |
Gideon v. Wainwright
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Massiah v. United States → Miranda v. Arizona → |
| respondent |
State of Illinois
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| result |
conviction of Danny Escobedo was reversed
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| stateInvolved |
Illinois
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| subjectMatter |
criminal suspects' rights
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police interrogation practices → |
| volumeOfUnitedStatesReports |
378
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| yearDecided |
1964
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Escobedo v. Illinois
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fullName |
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Miranda v. Arizona
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relatedCase |