Legal Opinion
Berghuis v. Thompkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 2010No. 08-1470PublishedCited by 1,272 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[560 U.S. 373]
2Opinion of the Court · KennedyJustice Kennedy
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a habeas corpus proceeding challenging a Michigan conviction for first-degree murder and certain other offenses, ruled that there had been two separate constitutional errors in the trial that led to the jury’s guilty verdict. First, the Court
[560 U.S. 374]
of Appeals determined that a statement by the accused, relied on at trial by the prosecution, had been elicited in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966). Second, it found that failure to ask for an…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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