U.S. v. Chaparro-Alcantara, No. 99-2721 (7th Cir.) (226 F.3d 616) (August 21, 2000) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)
Here the 7th Circuit joined most of the other Circuits in holding that the failure to tell an alien of his rights to contact his consulate, as specified in the Vienna Convention, does nor warrant exclusion of statements made by the alien while in custody.
The defendants in this case, ...
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