Massiah v. U.S., No. 199 (U.S. Supreme Court) (377 U.S. 201; 84 S.Ct. 1199) (May 18, 2064) (Justice Stewart)
Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, even though that right is offense specific, prohibits the Government from deliberately eliciting "incriminating evidence" from an accused after he has been indicted and in the absence of counsel.
In this case, Federal agents had secured the cooperation of an informant ...
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