Duckworth v. Eagan

Duckworth v. Eagan
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 29, 1989
Decided June 26, 1989
Full case nameJack R. Duckworth v. Gary James Eagan
Citations492 U.S. 195 (more)
109 S. Ct. 2875; 106 L. Ed. 2d 166
Holding
Improperly informing a suspect that an attorney would be appointed for him "if and when you go to court," and then having him later sign a waiver with the proper Miranda warning before he makes incriminating statements does not render Miranda warnings inadequate.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
ConcurrenceO'Connor, joined by Scalia
DissentMarshall, joined by Brennan; Blackmun, Stevens (Part I)
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. V

Duckworth v. Eagan, 492 U.S. 195 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with police behavior when issuing the Miranda warning. The Court's decision was seen as weakening Miranda's protections.[1]

  1. ^ "Library/Abstracts". National Council Justice Referral Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.