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February 24, 2010

Scalia Delivers Unanimous Opinion

In an exception to it's 1981 decision in Edwards v. Arizona where the court found that once a suspect asks for a lawyer police may not come back after a "break in custody" and resume the questioning if the suspect then waives his Miranda rights. In today's opinion the court found that if the interval between interrogations is substantial Edwards does not suppress a confession.

Justice Scalia's opinion is here.

Feb 24, 2010 2:10:50 PM | Courtroom, Drawings, SCOTUS, Sketch, Supreme Court

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