Daily Archives: June 23, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court in  Montejo v. Louisiana on 5/26/09 overruled a 23-year-old decision that bars police from questioning suspects without the presence of an appointed lawyer. The court overturned  Michigan v. Jackson (1986) which held that once a suspect has asserted a right to counsel, any waiver of that right during police questioning is […]