Michigan v. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
475 U.S. 625 (1986)
Jackson (defendant), a murder suspect, requested an attorney at his arraignment, with police present. Before Jackson could consult counsel, police met with him again, gave Miranda warnings, and obtained a waiver of his right to counsel along with an incriminating statement confirming he committed the murder. Jackson was convicted, and the Michigan Court of Appeals held the statement admissible, but the Michigan Supreme Court reversed, ruling the statement violated Jackson's Sixth Amendment right to counsel; the U.S. Supreme Court took the case together with a companion case raising the same issue.
Whether, under the Sixth Amendment, police may initiate questioning of a defendant outside the presence of counsel after the defendant has requested an attorney at arraignment.