Fellers v. United States

Fellers v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 10, 2003
Decided January 26, 2004
Full case nameJohn J. Fellers, Petitioner v. United States
Citations540 U.S. 519 (more)
124 S. Ct. 1019; 157 L. Ed. 2d 1016; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 825
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Fellers, 285 F.3d 721 (8th Cir. 2002); cert. granted, 538 U.S. 905 (2003).
Holding
The Eighth Circuit erred in holding that the absence of an "interrogation" foreclosed petitioner's claim that his jailhouse statements should have been suppressed as fruits of the statements taken from him at his home.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityO'Connor, joined by unanimous

Fellers v. United States, 540 U.S. 519 (2004), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel.[1]

  1. ^ Fellers v. United States, 540 U.S. 519 (2004).