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Criminal Procedure keyed to Kamisar
Brewer v. Williams
Citation:
430 U.S. 387, 97 S.Ct. 1232, 51 L.Ed.2d 424 (1977)Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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Williams (defendant) turned himself into Davenport police for the abduction and murder of a 10-year-old girl. He acted on the advice of his attorney in Des Moines, who advised Williams that the officers would not interrogate him during the ride from Davenport to Des Moines. In the meantime, Williams was arraigned before a judge in Davenport on the arrest warrant. He was advised of his Miranda rights and conferred with another attorney, who told him not to make any statements until consulting with his attorney in Des Moines.
Two detectives accompanied Williams to Des Moines. During the car ride, Williams stated several times that he would tell them the whole story once he saw his attorney. One of the detectives was aware that Williams was a former mental patient and deeply religious. The detective gave what has been referred to as the “Christian burial speech,” which eventually elicited incriminating statements from Williams about the location of the girl’s body.
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