Brewer v. Williams
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Brewer v. Williams is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel protections during police interrogations, particularly regarding the admissibility of statements deliberately elicited from an indicted defendant in the absence of counsel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brewer v. Williams canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799112 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brewer v. Williams Context triple: [Massiah v. United States, relatedTo, Brewer v. Williams]
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Blakely v. Washington
Blakely v. Washington is a landmark 2004 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Apprendi rule to state sentencing guidelines, holding that any fact increasing a defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brewer v. Williams Target entity description: Brewer v. Williams is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel protections during police interrogations, particularly regarding the admissibility of statements deliberately elicited from an indicted defendant in the absence of counsel.
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A.
Blakely v. Washington
Blakely v. Washington is a landmark 2004 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Apprendi rule to state sentencing guidelines, holding that any fact increasing a defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
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B.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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D.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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E.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sixth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1976-10-04 ⓘ |
| citation | 430 U.S. 387 ⓘ |
| citationCategory | U.S. Supreme Court, criminal procedure, right to counsel ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1977-03-23 ⓘ |
| defendant | Robert Anthony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| factSummary |
Case involved police obtaining incriminating statements from an indicted defendant during transport without his lawyer present.
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Police officer gave the defendant a so-called "Christian burial speech" that led to discovery of the victim's body. ⓘ |
| fullName | Brewer v. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Police may not deliberately elicit incriminating statements from a defendant after the right to counsel has attached and in the absence of counsel, absent a valid waiver.
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The Sixth Amendment right to counsel prohibits the use at trial of statements deliberately elicited from an indicted defendant in the absence of counsel. ⓘ |
| impact |
Clarified limits on police interrogation after the right to counsel has attached
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Strengthened protections for represented defendants during custodial questioning ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
NERFINISHED
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Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis F. Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren E. Burger NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
admissibility of statements
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police interrogation ⓘ right to counsel ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 387 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Brewer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | Review of a state criminal conviction for murder ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Massiah v. United States
NERFINISHED
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Nix v. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | Massiah doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Conviction reversed due to violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel ⓘ |
| rightInvolved | right to counsel at critical stages of prosecution ⓘ |
| stageOfProceedings | post-indictment ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | deliberate elicitation standard under the Sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| volume | 430 ⓘ |
| year | 1977 ⓘ |
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Subject: Brewer v. Williams Description of subject: Brewer v. Williams is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel protections during police interrogations, particularly regarding the admissibility of statements deliberately elicited from an indicted defendant in the absence of counsel.
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