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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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
criminal procedure case
landmark decision
areaOfLaw constitutional law
criminal procedure
citation 378 U.S. 478
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1964-06-22
decisionType 5–4 decision
dissentBy Byron R. White NERFINISHED
John M. Harlan II
Potter Stewart NERFINISHED
Tom C. Clark
fullName Escobedo v. Illinois
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.
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
significantly expanded the practical scope of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel
joinedByInMajority Arthur J. Goldberg
Earl Warren
Potter Stewart NERFINISHED
William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED
William O. Douglas NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States
languageOfRecord English
legalIssue admissibility of confessions
right to counsel during police interrogation
majorityOpinionBy Arthur J. Goldberg
Justice Arthur Goldberg NERFINISHED
originatingCourt Supreme Court of Illinois
pageInUnitedStatesReports 478
petitioner Danny Escobedo
precedentFor Miranda warnings doctrine
expansion of right to counsel during custodial interrogation
relatedCase Gideon v. Wainwright
Massiah v. United States
Miranda v. Arizona
respondent State of Illinois
result conviction of Danny Escobedo was reversed
stateInvolved Illinois
subjectMatter criminal suspects' rights
police interrogation practices
volumeOfUnitedStatesReports 378
yearDecided 1964

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Escobedo v. Illinois
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Miranda v. Arizona
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