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Argued: April 29, 1964 Decided: June 22, 1964. Petitioner, a 22-year-old of Mexican extraction, was arrested with his sister and taken to police headquarters for interrogation in connection with the fatal shooting, about 11 days before, of his brother-in-law. He had been arrested shortly after the shooting, but had made no statement, and was ...
Escobedo demanded to confront his coconspirator, and when he was brought face-to-face with him he said, "I didn't shoot Manuel (Escobedo's brother-in-law), you did it." After this admission of his involvement in the crime, police were able to obtain a more elaborate written confession, and Escobedo was eventually convicted of murder.
Escobedo demanded to confront his coconspirator, and when he was brought face-to-face with him he said, "I didn't shoot Manuel (Escobedo's brother-in-law), you did it." After this admission of his involvement in the crime, police were able to obtain a more elaborate written confession, and Escobedo was eventually convicted of murder.
On the night of 19 January 1960, Danny Escobedo's brother-in-law was fatally shot. Shortly thereafter, police arrested Escobedo without a warrant. He was taken into custody and interrogated. Escobedo did not, however, give police a statement, and he was released that afternoon after his lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus in state court ...
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The Significance of Escobedo v. Illinois in Criminal Procedure Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) stands as a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that reshaped the landscape of American criminal procedure. The case originated when Danny Escobedo was arrested and interrogated by police in connection with the murder of his brother-in-law.
Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case decided in 1964. The Court ruled that suspects in crimes have the right to have a lawyer with them while they are being questioned by the police. This case was decided just a year after the Court ruled in Gideon v.
Escobedo v. Illinois. 378 U.S. 478. Case Year: 1964. Case Ruling: 5-3, Reversed and Remanded. Opinion Justice: Goldberg. FACTS. At 2:30 A.M. on January 20, 1960, police arrested Danny Escobedo, a twenty-two-year-old of Mexican extraction, for the murder of his brother-in-law. They attempted to interrogate him, but, on the advice of his counsel ...
