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United States Vs. Havens

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 27, 1980

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  1. Oregon Vs. Hass US Supreme Court · Mar 19, 1975
  2. United States Vs. Wong US Supreme Court · May 23, 1977
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  5. U.S. 620 (1980) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Havens
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  6. U.S. 620 (1980) United States v. Havens
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  7. albeit by evidence that has been illegally obtained and is inadmissible as substantive evidence of guilt. Cf. Harris v. New
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  8. should be considered only for impeaching Havens' credibility. The Court of Appeals reversed, relying on Agnello v. United
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  9. States, 269 U. S. 20 (1925), and Walder v. United
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  10. of his direct examination. 592 F.2d 848 (CA5 1979). We reverse. Page 446 U. S. 624 II In Agnello v. United
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  11. U.S. at 269 U. S. 35 . The Court also said, quoting from Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United
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  12. The latter statement has been rejected in our later cases, however, and Agnello otherwise limited. In Walder v. United
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  13. to impeach the direct testimony of the defendant. This Court approved, saying that it would pervert the rule of Weeks v. United
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  14. States, 232 U. S. 383 (1914) to hold otherwise. Similarly, in Harris v. New
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  15. York, 401 U. S. 222 (1971), and Oregon v. Hass
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  16. U. S. 714 (1975), statements taken in violation of Miranda v. Arizona
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  17. U.S. at 401 U. S. 226 . See also Oregon v. Hass
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  18. unavailable to the government for otherwise proper impeachment would contribute substantially in this respect. Harris v. New
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  19. York, supra at 401 U. S. 225 . Oregon v. Hass
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  20. controls this one. There is no gainsaying that arriving at the truth is a fundamental goal of our legal system. Oregon v. Hass
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  21. or suffer the consequences. This is true even though a defendant is compelled to testify against his will. Bryson v. United
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  22. when he is cross-examined. His privilege against self-incrimination does not shield him from proper questioning. Brown v. United
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  23. would unquestionably be subject to a perjury prosecution if he knowingly lies on cross-examination. Cf. United States v. Apfelbaum
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  24. Bryson v. United
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  25. accused. I The question before us is not of first impression. The identical issue was confronted in Agnello v. United
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  26. rebut a defendant's response to a matter first raised during the Government's cross-examination. Subsequently, Walder v. United
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  27. U.S. at 347 U. S. 66 . The Court's recent decisions have left Agnello undisturbed. Harris v. New
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  28. allowed the government to use inadmissible uncounseled statements to impeach direct examination. So, too, Oregon v. Hass
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  29. of its own creation. Specifically, the Court cites Agnello's quotation of language from Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United
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  30. been prompted by statements of the accused first elicited upon cross-examination. And the case was so read in Walder v. United
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  31. than a constitutional reflection of the common law evidentiary rule of relevance. Finally, the rationale of Harris v. New
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  32. York and Oregon v. Hass
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  33. Walder v. United
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  34. Harris v. New
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  35. difference with the Court's holding here, which culminates Page 446 U. S. 633 the approach taken in Harris v. New
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  36. undercuts the constitutional canon that convictions cannot be procured by governmental lawbreaking. See Harris v. New
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  37. Id. at 420 U. S. 724 , quoting Harris v. New
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  38. Oregon v. Hass
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  39. Harris v. New
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  40. The processes of our judicial system may not be fueled by the illegalities of government authorities. See, e.g., Mapp v. Ohio
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  41. Stone v. Powell
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  42. it is unrealistic to assume that limiting instructions will afford the defendant significant protection. Cf. Bruton v. United
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  43. U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Havens
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  44. Cf. Harris v. New
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  45. Agnello v. United
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  46. and Walder v. United
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  47. II In Agnello v. United
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  48. Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United
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  49. In Walder v. United
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  50. of Weeks v. United
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