North Carolina v. Butler, No. 78-354 (U.S. Supreme Court) (441 U.S. 369; 99 S.Ct. 1755) (April 24, 1979) (Justice Stewart)

Loaded on Oct. 18, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda.

In his dissent, Justice Brennan stated: "The rule announced by the Court today allows a finding of waiver based upon "infer[ence] from the actions and words of the person interrogated." . . . The Court thus shrouds in half-light the question of waiver, allowing courts to construct inferences from ambiguous ...

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