Legal Opinion
Maine v. Moulton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 1985No. 84-786PublishedCited by 1,153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question presented in this case is whether respondent’s Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel was violated by the admission at trial of incriminating statements made by him to his codefendant, a secret government informant, after indictment and at a meeting of the two to plan defense strategy for the upcoming trial.
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On the night of January 15, 1981, police officers in Belfast, Maine, responded to a fire call in the vicinity of the Belfast Dodge automobile dealership. Arriving at the scene, the officers discovered a burning Chevrolet dump truck which they recognized as a…
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