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Supreme Court: Suspects Can be Interrogated Without Lawyer (2 posts)

  1. truthmod
    Administrator

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a long-standing ruling that stopped police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer was present, a move that will make it easier for prosecutors to interrogate suspects.

    The high court, in a 5-4 ruling, overturned the 1986 Michigan v. Jackson ruling, which said police may not initiate questioning of a defendant who has a lawyer or has asked for one unless the attorney is present. The Michigan ruling applied even to defendants who agreed to talk to the authorities without their lawyers.

    The court’s conservatives overturned that opinion, with Justice Antonin Scalia saying “it was poorly reasoned.”


    The Obama administration had asked the court to overturn Michigan v. Jackson, disappointing civil rights and civil liberties groups that expected President Barack Obama to reverse the policies of his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush.

    Posted 14 years ago #
  2. Renegade
    Member

    So where does this stand now?

    Posted 13 years ago #

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