Brief filed: 12/07/2009
Documents
Florida v. Powell
United States Supreme Court; Case No. 08-1175
Prior Decision
Case below, 998 So.2d 531 (Fla. 2008).
Argument(s)
The Tampa, Fla., police department’s imprecise Miranda-type warning that advises “You have the right to talk to a lawyer before answering any of our questions” but does not explicitly advise of the right to have a lawyer present during questioning comport with Miranda v. Arizona? Brief argues that any form warning that systematically omits mention of a core Fifth Amendment right does not pass constitutional muster.
Author(s)
Linda T. Coberly, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, and Gene C. Schaerr and Geoffrey P. Eaton, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC.