Constitutional Law Keyed to Cohen
Dickerson v. United States
Facts
Following Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Congress enacted 18 U.S.C. Section: 3501, which states that admissibility of statements made before being told of their rights following arrest should turn only on whether they were voluntarily given. Petitioner was indicted for bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, and use of a firearm in the course of committing a crime of violence. All are violations of Title 18 of the United States Code. Before trial, Petitioner moved to suppress a statement he made at an FBI field office, on the grounds that he never received his Miranda warnings before interrogation. The District Court granted Petitioner’s motion to suppress these statements, but the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed in holding that Miranda was not a constitutional holding and therefore Congress could by statute have a final say on the question of admissibility.
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