Confessions & Interrogation

Miranda warnings, custodial questioning and the right to counsel — cases about what the accused said, and whether the police were allowed to hear it.

8 cases, newest first. Filter by title, case name, charge or year.

The Cellmate Confession 1990 Illinois v. Perkins — First-Degree Murder
The Highway Stop 1984 Berkemer v. McCarty — Driving Under the Influence (Misdemeanor)
The Station-House Interrogation 1979 Dunaway v. New York — Attempted Murder; Robbery
The Conference Room 2011 J.D.B. v. North Carolina — Breaking and Entering and Larceny (Juvenile Delinquency)
The Listening Cellmate 1986 Kuhlmann v. Wilson — Murder; Robbery
The Booking Questions 1990 Pennsylvania v. Muniz — Driving Under the Influence
The Rejection 1977 People v. Casassa — Murder — Second Degree
The Wired Co-Defendant 1964 Massiah v. United States — Federal Drug Trafficking

A new real case every day. Read the brief, weigh both sides, commit to a verdict, then see what the court decided — and why.