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Montejo v. Louisiana

May 12, 2017 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Montejo v. Louisiana, 556 U.S. 778 (2009) Case Summary of Montejo v. Louisiana: Montejo was automatically provided an attorney at his first court proceeding in connection with a murder. Police subsequently asked Montejo to assist in finding the murder weapon. During the excursion, he wrote a letter of apology to the murder victim’s wife. Montejo […]

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Missouri v. Seibert

May 7, 2017 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600 (2004) Case Summary of Missouri v. Seibert: When questioning Patrice Seibert in a murder case, police obtained her confession before giving her Miranda warnings. Then, after a short break, police gave her the warnings and had her repeat her confession. Seibert was ultimately convicted based on the second, post-warning, confession. Seibert’s […]

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