EDWARDS v. ARIZONA

No. 79-5269.

451 U.S. 477 (1981)

EDWARDS v. ARIZONA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Meehan, by appointment of the Court, 447 U.S. 903, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Crane McClennen, Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General, and William J. Schafer III.


JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case, 446 U.S. 950 (1980), limited to Question 1 presented in the petition, which in relevant part was "whether the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments require suppression of a post-arrest confession, which was obtained after Edwards had invoked his right to consult counsel before further interrogation . . . ."

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