· 3/5/1999
United States v. Chaparro-Alcantara
Citations
- 37 F. Supp. 2d 1122
- 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2640
- 1999 WL 125525
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- all making factual finding that defendants did not establish prejudice from failure to inform them of right to contact consul
- “Application of the exclusionary rule is only appropriate when the Constitution or a statute requires it.”
- \Application of the exclusionary rule is only appropriate when the Constitution or a statute requires it.\
- “[Article 36] does not create a ‘fundamental’ right,” and therefore “the suppression remedy must be available, if at all, from the Vienna Convention itself.”
- “It is clear that Article 36 does not create a ‘fundamental’ right such as Sixth Amendment right to counsel, or the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination which originates from concepts of due process.”
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