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McNEIL v. WISCONSIN

No. 90-5319.

501 U.S. 171 (1991)

McNEIL v. WISCONSIN.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Luck, by appointment of the Court, 498 U.S. 979, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

David J. Becker, Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was James E. Doyle, Attorney General.

Stephen L. Nightingale argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Mueller, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, Robert A. Long, Jr., and Nina Goodman.*

JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether an accused's invocation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during a judicial proceeding constitutes an invocation of his Miranda right to counsel.

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Petitioner Paul McNeil was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, in May 1987, pursuant to a warrant charging him with an armed robbery in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb...

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