Interrogation and attorneys (null)
posted Thu May 28th 2009 @ 8:27 AM
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. To read and/or listen to the complete article, you must be logged in. See below.
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