Supreme Court· 6/5/1979

Dunaway v. New York

Citations

442 U.S. 200
99 S. Ct. 2248
60 L. Ed. 2d 824
1979 U.S. LEXIS 126

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

finding that an arrest occurred when the defendant was “picked up” and brought in for questioning about a murder
incriminating statements made within an hour of illegal arrest not sufficiently attenuated
incriminating statements made within an hour of illegal arrest not sufficiently attenuated
noting, in a case concerning seizures, that “the requisite ‘balancing’ has been performed in centuries of precedent and is embodied in the principle that seizures are ‘reasonable’ only if supported by probable cause”
seizure of suspect without probable cause and custodial interrogation in police station violates Fourth Amendment
even in the absence of a formal arrest, probable cause may be required when detention is indistinguishable from a formal arrest

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Judges: Brennan, White, Stevens, Rehnquist, Powell

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