Esvobedo v. Illinois

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This paper discusses the case of Escobedo v. Illinois in which a young Mexican-American male was arrested and denied the right to speak with his attorney during the interrogation process. The man was convicted of the crime of murder, and that decision was overturned by the Supreme Court. It looks at how it set a precedence for society and for the criminal justice system by contending that all individuals have the right to request an attorney at any time during their arrest process and that attorney must be provided to them.

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"The case of Escobedo v. Illinois, (1964) involved the criminal prosecution of Danny Escobedo, a 22-year-old Mexican-American male. Escobedo was arrested the day after his brother-in-law was fatally shot. When interrogation by the arresting officers began, Escobedo requested an attorney. However, the officers refused to allow Escobedo to speak with his attorney, who was in the building, and who was waiting to speak with Escobedo (Rosen, 1972, p. 205). The interrogation continued, and finally, after several hours of police insistence that Escobedo was guilty, he was coerced into saying that he had committed the crime. Based on this evidence alone, Escobedo was convicted. His attorney appealed the conviction through the Illinois Supreme Court, yet, that court upheld the conviction (Rosen, 1972, p. 205). "

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