Crooker v. California

United States Supreme Court

357 U.S. 433 (1958)

Relevant factsFree

Crooker (defendant), a law student aware of his right to remain silent, asked to contact his lawyer during police interrogation for murder, but police denied the request and continued questioning until he confessed; he argued on appeal that the confession should have been excluded because denying his request to call his lawyer violated due process.

IssueFree

Whether police violate a suspect's due process rights by continuing to interrogate him after denying his specific request to contact his lawyer.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

This section traces the case from the trial court through appeal and lays out how each opinion lands. Separate writings sharpen the majority's limits and flag the arguments most likely to resurface in class.

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