Maryland v. Michael Blaine Shatzer, Sr.

Decided February 24, 2010. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-680 · 559 U.S. 98 (2010) · Cited 624 times

Holding

Because Shatzer experienced a break in Miranda custody lasting more than two weeks between the first and second attempts at interrogation, Edwards does not mandate suppression of his 2006 statements.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Edwards v. Arizona · 451 U.S. 477 (1981)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Arizona v. Roberson · 486 U.S. 675 (1988)
• Minnick v. Mississippi · 498 U.S. 146 (1990)
• Illinois v. Perkins · 496 U.S. 292 (1990)
• McNeil v. Wisconsin · 501 U.S. 171 (1991)
• Montejo v. Louisiana · 556 U.S. 778 (2009)
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458 (1938)
• Michigan v. Harvey · 494 U.S. 344 (1990)
• Michigan v. Mosley · 423 U.S. 96 (1975)
• Coleman v. Thompson · 501 U.S. 722 (1991)
• Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
• Davis v. United States · 512 U.S. 452 (1994)
• County of Riverside v. McLaughlin · 500 U.S. 44 (1991)
• Oregon v. Bradshaw · 462 U.S. 1039 (1983)
• Smith v. Illinois · 469 U.S. 91 (1984)
• Patterson v. Illinois · 487 U.S. 285 (1988)
• United States v. Patane · 542 U.S. 630 (2004)
• Solem v. Stumes · 465 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Terry v. Ohio · 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
• Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
• Gerstein v. Pugh · 420 U.S. 103 (1975)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Moran v. Burbine · 475 U.S. 412 (1986)
• Stansbury v. California · 511 U.S. 318 (1994)
• Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
• Fare v. Michael C. · 442 U.S. 707 (1979)
• New York v. Quarles · 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
• Michigan v. Jackson · 475 U.S. 625 (1986)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Howes v. Fields · 565 U.S. 499 (2012)
• Vega v. Tekoh · 597 U.S. 134 (2022)
• Fernandez v. California · 571 U.S. 292 (2014)

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