Brown v. Illinois
1975 United States Supreme Court case
Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 (1975), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourth Amendment's protection against the introduction of evidence obtained in an illegal arrest is not attenuated by reading the defendant their Miranda Rights.
History
On May 13, 1968, Richard Brown was arrested outside his Chicago, IL. apartment by two members of the Chicago Police. The two officers, William Nolan and William Lenz, entered Mr. Brown's apartment without probable cause later testifying that they had entered to question Brown concerning the death of Roger Corpus, who had been killed a week prior.
Following his arrest, Mr. Brown was taken to a police station for interrogation; prior to beginning his interrogation, Mr. Brown was read his Miranda Rights. During interrogation Mr. Brown produced a two-page written document acknowledging his role in the killing of Roger Corpus.
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