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Supreme Court· 10/6/1980

Rucker v. Fickas

Citations

  • 449 U.S. 860
  • 101 S. Ct. 162
  • 49 U.S.L.W. 3248
  • 66 L. Ed. 2d 76
  • 1980 U.S. LEXIS 3097

How courts have described this case

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  • ordering production of document because its existence and location were known by the Government
  • “It is well established that the admission of statements obtained in violation of Miranda may be said to constitute harmless error”
  • Pronouncement on a federal law question by an inferior federal court is not necessarily binding on a State Supreme Court, but it is highly persuasive.
  • unlawful confession that contents of condom found on defendant’s person was heroin was harmless in light of laboratory tests identifying the substance to be heroin
  • compulsion to produce passport for introduction into evidence is not testimonial in nature

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