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Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964), is a United States Supreme Court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment. The case was decided a year after the court had held in Gideon v.
Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964) Argued: April 29, 1964. Decided: June 22, 1964. Annotation. Primary Holding. As soon as someone is in the custody of law enforcement, he or she has a Sixth Amendment right to speak to an attorney. Syllabus. U.S. Supreme Court. Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964) Escobedo v. Illinois. No. 615.
Supreme Court. 378 U.S. 478. 84 S.Ct. 1758. 12 L.Ed.2d 977. Danny ESCOBEDO, Petitioner, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 615. Argued April 29, 1964. Decided June 22, 1964. Barry L. Kroll, Park Forest, Ill., for petitioner. Bernard Weisberg, Chicago, Ill., for American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae.
The petitioner Danny Escobedo asked to speak with his lawyer while in police custody but before being formally charged and was denied. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Not allowing someone to speak with an attorney, and not advising them of their right to remain silent after they have been arrested and before they have been interrogated is a denial of ...
ESCOBEDO v. ILLINOIS. 378 U.S. 478 (1964) MR. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the Court. The critical question in this case is whether, under the circumstances, the refusal by the police to honor petitioner’s request to consult with his lawyer during the course of an interrogation constitutes a denial of “the Assistance of Counsel ...
In a highly controversial case, Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964), he held that a criminal suspect must have the assistance of counsel when, prior to his indictment, he is interrogated by police for the purpose of eliciting a confession.
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, Escobedo refused to make any statements and was released.
