Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
378 U.S. 438 (1964), argued 29 Apr. 1964, decided 22 June 1964 by vote of 5 to 4; Goldberg for the Court, Harlan, Stewart, White, and Clark in dissent. When Danny Escobedo, a murder suspect, was taken to the police station and put in an interrogation room, he repeatedly asked to speak to the lawyer he had retained. Escobedo's lawyer soon arrived at the station house and repeatedly asked to see his client. Despite the persistent efforts of both Escobedo and his lawyer, the police prevented them from meeting. The police also failed to advise Escobedo of his right to remain silent. In response to accusations that he had fired the fatal shot, Escobedo made some incriminating remarks and then confessed to the crime.
Recommended Citation
Kamisar, Yale. "Escobedo v. Illinois." In The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. 2d ed., edited by K. L. Hall and J.W.Ely Jr., 99. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2009.
Comments
Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press.