United States v. Henry
E821208
United States v. Henry is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that further defined the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by limiting the government’s use of jailhouse informants to deliberately elicit incriminating statements from indicted defendants.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Henry canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sixth Amendment case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| appliesDoctrine | Massiah doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional criminal procedure
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evidence law ⓘ |
| citation | 447 U.S. 264 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | United States v. Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentActionChallenged | use of paid informant placed in same cellblock as indicted defendant ⓘ |
| holding |
The government may not use a paid jailhouse informant to deliberately elicit incriminating statements from an indicted defendant in the absence of counsel.
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The government violates the Sixth Amendment when it intentionally creates a situation likely to induce an indicted defendant to make incriminating statements without counsel present. ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified standards for deliberate elicitation under the Sixth Amendment
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limited government use of jailhouse informants after indictment ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English opinion ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
deliberate elicitation of incriminating statements
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right to counsel ⓘ use of jailhouse informants ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 264 ⓘ |
| precedent | Massiah v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Brewer v. Williams
NERFINISHED
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Massiah v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
post-indictment interrogation
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right to counsel attachment at indictment ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| result | conviction reversed ⓘ |
| ruleOfLaw | Once the Sixth Amendment right to counsel has attached, the government may not deliberately elicit incriminating statements from the defendant in the absence of counsel. ⓘ |
| stage | direct review of criminal conviction ⓘ |
| topic |
criminal defendants’ post-indictment rights
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exclusion of evidence ⓘ government use of informants ⓘ |
| volume | 447 ⓘ |
| vote | 6–3 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1980s ⓘ |
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