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· 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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Judges: Scott

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