Punch and Jurists

Edwards v. Arizona, No. 79-5269 (U.S. Supreme Court) (451 U.S. 477; 101 S.Ct. 1880) (May 18, 1981) (Justice White) by In this case, the defendant was arrested at his home and taken to a police station where an officer informed him of his Miranda rights. The defendant asserted his right …

Michigan v. Jackson, No. 84-1531 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 625; 106 S.Ct. 1404) (April 1, 1986) (Justice Stevens) by In Edwards v Arizona, 451 US 477 (1981), the Supreme Court held that an accused person in custody who has "expressed his desire to deal with the police only through …

Montejo v. Louisiana, No. 07-1529 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 778; 129 S.Ct. 2079) (May 26, 2009) (Justice Scalia) by In a ruling that epitomizes the Supreme Court’s current conservative-versus-liberal alignment of Justices, a 5-4 majority overruled the Court’s 23-year-old holding in Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986) and …