Kirby v. Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1972-06-07

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Mr. Chief Justice Burger, concurring. I agree that the right to counsel attaches as soon as criminal charges are formally made against an accused and he becomes the subject of a “criminal prosecution.” Therefore, I join in the plurality opinion and in the judgment. Cf. Coleman v. Alabama, <a href="/opinion/108182/coleman-v-alabama/#21" aria-descripti…

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