Rhode Island v. Innis
Case Date: 11/04/1980
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Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that clarifies what constitutes "interrogation" for the purposes of Miranda warnings. Under Miranda v. Arizona, police are forbidden from interrogating a suspect once he has asserted his right to counsel under the Fifth Amendment. In Innis, the court held that interrogation is not just direct questioning but also its "functional equivalent."
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