U.S. Supreme Court Justices Consider Length of Miranda's Protection
Lawyers USA › October 06, 2009
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When a prisoner suspected of another crime asks for an attorney during police questioning, does his Fifth Amendment protection extend indefinitely - requiring the suppression of a statement made to another detective nearly three years later?
That is the question the U.S. Supreme Court took up today in the first oral argument of the new term.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Supreme Court Justices Consider Length of Miranda's Protection
The case, Maryland v. Shatzer, involves Michael Blaine Shatzer, who was suspected of sexually abusing his 3-year-old son.
Shatzer was serving a prison sentence on a separate offense when he was questioned by police about the child molestation charge in...See the full content of this document
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