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Berghuis Vs. Thompkins

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 01, 2010

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  14. Syllabus October Term, 2009 Berghuis V. Thompkins
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  15. Decided June 1, 2010 After advising respondent Thompkins of his rights, in full compliance with Miranda v. Arizona
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  16. Davis v. United
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  17. day, and there is no authority for the proposition that a 3-hour interrogation is inherently coercive. Cf. Colorado v. Connelly
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  18. joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Berghuis v. Thompkins
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  19. Opinion of the Court Berghuis V. Thompkins
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  20. Supreme Court of the United States No. 08-1470 Mary Berghuis, Warden, Petitioner V. Van
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  21. that a statement by the accused, relied on at trial by the prosecution, had been elicited in violation of Miranda v. Arizona
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  22. an instruction relating to testimony from an accomplice was ineffective assistance by defense counsel. See Strickland v. Washington
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  23. invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, requiring police to end the interrogation at once, see Michigan v. Mosley
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  24. F. 3d, at 582 (quoting North Carolina v. Butler
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  25. d)(2). See Knowles v. Mirzayance
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  26. This argument is unpersuasive. In the context of invoking the Miranda right to counsel, the Court in Davis v. United
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  27. right to remain silent and the Miranda right to counsel at issue in Davis . See, e.g., Solem v. Stumes
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  28. Fare v. Michael
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  29. Dickerson v. United
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  30. cases to decide the meaning and import of Miranda with respect to the question of waiver was North Carolina v. Butler
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  31. is not more than the burden to establish waiver by a preponderance of the evidence. Colorado v. Connelly
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  32. at 475. The prosecution must make the additional showing that the accused understood these rights. See Colorado v. Spring
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  33. Cf. Tague v. Louisiana
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  34. s cases have recognized that a waiver of Miranda rights need only meet the standard of Johnson v. Zerbst
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  35. Id. , at 170 (quoting Oregon v. Elstad
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  36. d), applies in this situation. Cf. Williams v. Taylor
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  37. is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions to deny the petition. It is so ordered. Berghuis v. Thompkins
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  38. Sotomayor, J., Dissenting Berghuis V. Thompkins
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  39. Both propositions mark a substantial retreat from the protection against compelled self-incrimination that Miranda v. Arizona
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  40. for the Sixth Circuit, which held that Thompkins was entitled to habeas relief under both Miranda and Strickland v. Washington
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  41. his right to remain silent, requiring police to cut off questioning in accordance with Miranda and Michigan v. Mosley
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  42. quoting Duckworth v. Eagan
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  43. as a matter of law from whether he invoked that right. Smith v. Illinois
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  44. in proving waiver. See, e.g., Tague v. Louisiana
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  45. s silence or from the mere fact that a confession was eventually obtained. See North Carolina v. Butler
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  46. he understood his Miranda rights evinces, if anything, an intent not to waive those rights. Cf. United States v. Plugh
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  47. Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold
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  48. frequently declined to address questions beyond what is necessary to resolve a case under AEDPA. See, e.g., Tyler v. Cain
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  49. cf. Wiggins v. Smith
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  50. U. S. 510 , 522 (2003) (noting that Williams v. Taylor
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