Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Martin v. Wainwright

93 L. Ed. 2d 281

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-10-14
Topic
general

improper admission of first confession was harmless error when a lawful confession was later admitted at trial | improper admission of first confession was harmless error when a lawful confession was later admitted at trial | right to cut off questioning not “scrupulously honored” when questioning was continued after suspect said “Can’t we wait until tomorrow;” voluntary confession obtained later that day held inadmissible. | right to cut off questioning not "scrupulously honored" when questioning was continued after suspect said "Can't we wait until tomorrow;" voluntary confession obtained later that day held inadmissible. | "we reject the notion that either Ake or the due process clause requires the appointment of an expert who would reach a conclusion favorable to the defendant” | statements made after accused had been read and had waived his Miranda rights and after he had made an equivocal invocation of his right to cut off questioning held inadmissible | right to silence invoked when suspect declined to make statement | right to silence invoked when suspect declined to make statement | no second warning required for defendant making confessions seven days apart

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun would grant the petition for writ of certiorari limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.