Duckworth v. Eagan
Decided June 26, 1989. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 88-317 · 492 U.S. 195 (1989) · Cited 652 times
Holding
Informing a suspect that an attorney would be appointed for him "if and when you go to court" does not render Miranda warnings inadequate.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 3
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
Concurring · 2
- Antonin Scalia
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
- Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
- California v. Prysock · 453 U.S. 355 (1981)
- New York v. Quarles · 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
- Oregon v. Elstad · 470 U.S. 298 (1985)
- Michigan v. Tucker · 417 U.S. 433 (1974)
- Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
- Brewer v. Williams · 430 U.S. 387 (1977)
- United States v. Timmreck · 441 U.S. 780 (1979)
- Rose v. Lundy · 455 U.S. 509 (1982)
- Rhode Island v. Innis · 446 U.S. 291 (1980)
- United States v. Calandra · 414 U.S. 338 (1974)
- Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
- Jackson v. Virginia · 443 U.S. 307 (1979)
- United States v. Leon · 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
- Doyle v. Ohio · 426 U.S. 610 (1976)
- Colorado v. Connelly · 479 U.S. 157 (1986)
- Mincey v. Arizona · 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
- Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
- McCarthy v. United States · 394 U.S. 459 (1969)
- Harris v. Reed · 489 U.S. 255 (1989)
- Johnson v. New Jersey · 384 U.S. 719 (1966)
- Brown v. Allen · 344 U.S. 443 (1953)
- Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
- Rogers v. Richmond · 365 U.S. 534 (1961)
- Oregon v. Hass · 420 U.S. 714 (1975)
- Greer v. Miller · 483 U.S. 756 (1987)
- Kuhlmann v. Wilson · 477 U.S. 436 (1986)
- Walder v. United States · 347 U.S. 62 (1954)
- Orozco v. Texas · 394 U.S. 324 (1969)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Florida v. Powell · 559 U.S. 50 (2010)
- Withrow v. Williams · 507 U.S. 680 (1993)
- Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
- Wright v. West · 505 U.S. 277 (1992)
- Brecht v. Abrahamson · 507 U.S. 619 (1993)
- Lockhart v. Fretwell · 506 U.S. 364 (1993)
- Ylst v. Nunnemaker · 501 U.S. 797 (1991)
- O'NEAL v. McAninch · 513 U.S. 432 (1995)
- Missouri v. Seibert · 542 U.S. 600 (2004)
- McFarland v. Scott · 512 U.S. 849 (1994)
- Vega v. Tekoh · 597 U.S. 134 (2022)
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