Legal Opinion
People v. Paintman
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1982No. Docket Nos. 63894, 62908. (Calendar Nos. 4, 5)PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, J.
We are asked in these two cases to consider the admissibility of a statement made by an accused in police custody who had asked for an attorney. Each defendant had requested counsel at least twice after being arrested and advised of his Miranda 1 rights, and each later made inculpatory statements without having conferred with an attorney. 2
We reverse the convictions and remand for new trials, at which the statements may not be admitted.
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Defendant Paintman was sentenced to mandatory concurrent terms of life imprisonment after a jury convicted him of four counts of first-degree murder. 3 The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Shea v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- People v. BladelMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. George A. Scalf, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- People v. WrightMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. BenderMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
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