Wyrick v. Fields

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1982-11-29

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*43 Per Curiam. In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, over a dissent by Judge Ross, directed that respondent Edward Fields’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus be granted; it did so on the ground that Fields had been convicted with evidence obtained in violation of his Fifth Amendment right to have counsel present at an interrogation. <…

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