[Download October 2009 Argument Calendar PDF]
Title:
Maryland v. Shatzer
Subject:
Criminal Law, Miranda v. Arizona
Question:
Is the Edwards v. Arizona prohibition against interrogation of a suspect who has invoked the Fifth Amendment right to counsel inapplicable if, after the suspect asks for counsel, there is a break in custody or a substantial lapse in time (more than two years and six months) before commencing reinterrogation pursuant to Miranda?
Decisions:
Resources:
For Respondent:Brian Scott Kleinbord
Assistant Attorney General
Baltimore, MD
Celia Anderson Davis
Assistant Public Defender
Baltimore, MD
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