Colorado v. Spring
1987 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colorado v. Spring, 479 U.S. 564 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a suspect's awareness of the crimes about which he may be questioned is not relevant to his waiver of his Fifth Amendment rights.
Quick Facts Colorado v. Spring, Argued December 9, 1986 Decided January 27, 1987 ...
Colorado v. Spring | |
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Argued December 9, 1986 Decided January 27, 1987 | |
Full case name | Colorado v. Spring |
Citations | 479 U.S. 564 (more) 107 S. Ct. 851; 93 L. Ed. 2d 954 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction reversed by Colo Ct App., 671 P.2d 965, 966 (1983), and decision affirmed upon further appeal by Colo Sp Ct, 713 P.2d 865 (1985). |
Holding | |
A suspect's awareness of which crime law enforcement is interrogating him about is not relevant in determining the validity of his waiver of Fifth Amendment rights. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Powell, joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. V |
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