Rhode Island v. Innis
Significance, The Supreme Court Ruling, Further Readings
Petitioner
State of Rhode Island
Respondent
Thomas J. Innis
Petitioner's Claim
That a conversation between two police officers with a murder suspect within earshot did not constitute an interrogation in violation of the suspect's Miranda rights.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Dennis J. Roberts II
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John A. MacFadyen III
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court), Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
12 May 1980
Decision
Suspect Thomas J. Innis was found to have not been interrogated by the police.
Related Cases
- Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
- United States v. Henry, 447 U.S. 264 (1980).
- Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477 (1981).
- Maine v. Moulton, 474 U.S. 159 (1985).
- Kuhlmann v. Wilson, 477 U.S. 436 (1986).
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