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U.S. Supreme Court: Hagerstown Man’s Confession Admissible

Feb 28 2010
Posted by David Harbin in Criminal Law and Procedure, U.S. Supreme Court

In a case that originated in Hagerstown, Washington County, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled in Maryland v. Shatzer that police investigators are permitted to re-question a suspect who has invoked his Miranda rights, but must wait until at least fourteen days after the suspect has been released from custody.

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