Escobedo

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Escobedo is the shorthand name for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Escobedo v. Illinois, which significantly expanded the right to counsel during police interrogations.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
landmark criminal procedure case
alsoKnownAs Escobedo case
Escobedo decision
citation 12 L. Ed. 2d 977
378 U.S. 478
84 S. Ct. 1758
constitutionalProvision Fourteenth 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
dissentingJustices Byron R. White
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan II
Potter Stewart
Tom C. Clark
effect expanded the right to counsel during police interrogations
limited the admissibility of confessions obtained without access to counsel
followedBy Miranda v. Arizona
hasFullName Escobedo v. Illinois
holding A 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.
issue admissibility of incriminating statements obtained without counsel
right to counsel during police interrogation
jurisdiction United States
keyword exclusionary rule
police interrogation
right to counsel
self-incrimination
languageOfProceeding English
legalArea constitutional law
criminal procedure
majorityJustices Abe Fortas
Arthur J. Goldberg
Earl Warren
William J. Brennan Jr.
William O. Douglas
majorityOpinionBy Justice Arthur J. Goldberg
petitioner Danny Escobedo
precededBy Gideon v. Wainwright
respondent State of Illinois
linked to: Illinois
shortName Escobedo
yearDecided 1964

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