News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Court May Limit Police Questions |
Title: | US: Court May Limit Police Questions |
Published On: | 2003-03-11 |
Source: | Detroit Free Press (MI) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-20 22:33:34 |
COURT MAY LIMIT POLICE QUESTIONS
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider limits on police
questioning, revisiting its 1966 Miranda ruling that officers must warn
people they arrest of their right to remain silent and see a lawyer.
The case involves John Fellers, who said police officers duped him into
confessing about involvement in drugs when they came to his home in Lincoln,
Neb. They had an indictment but didn't tell him they were there to arrest
him.
Fellers knew one of the officers and talked about getting into drugs after
the breakup of his marriage. He was later sentenced to more than 12 years in
prison after being convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider limits on police
questioning, revisiting its 1966 Miranda ruling that officers must warn
people they arrest of their right to remain silent and see a lawyer.
The case involves John Fellers, who said police officers duped him into
confessing about involvement in drugs when they came to his home in Lincoln,
Neb. They had an indictment but didn't tell him they were there to arrest
him.
Fellers knew one of the officers and talked about getting into drugs after
the breakup of his marriage. He was later sentenced to more than 12 years in
prison after being convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
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