Rhode Island v. Innis
1980 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that clarifies what constitutes "interrogation" for the purposes of Miranda warnings. Under Miranda v. Arizona, police are forbidden from interrogating a suspect once he has asserted his right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment. In Innis, the court held that interrogation is not just direct questioning but also its "functional equivalent"; namely, "any words or actions on the part of the police ... that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response."
Quick Facts Rhode Island v. Innis, Argued October 30, 1979 Decided May 12, 1980 ...
Rhode Island v. Innis | |
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Argued October 30, 1979 Decided May 12, 1980 | |
Full case name | State of Rhode Island, Petitioner, v. Thomas J. Innis |
Citations | 446 U.S. 291 (more) 100 S. Ct. 1682; 64 L. Ed. 2d 297; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 94 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Rhode Island |
Holding | |
Interrogation under Miranda is defined as any words or actions on the part of the police that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | White |
Concurrence | Burger |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. V |
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