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Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971)
Harris v. New York No. 206 Argued December 17, 1970 Decided February 24, 1971 401 U.S. 222
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK
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Statement inadmissible against a defendant in the prosecution’s case in chief because of lack of the procedural safeguards required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, may, if its trustworthiness satisfies legal standards, be used for impeachment purposes to attack the credibility of defendant’s trial testimony. See Walder v. United States, 347 U.S. 62. Pp. 223-226.
25 N.Y.2d 175, 250 N.E.2d 349, affirmed.
BURGER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HARLAN, STEWART, WHITE, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined. BLACK, J., dissented. BRENNAN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which DOUGLAS and MARSHALL, JJ., joined, post, p. 226.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971) in 401 U.S. 222 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LUW7A5EWEZU1EDP.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971), in 401 U.S. 222, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LUW7A5EWEZU1EDP.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971). cited in 1971, 401 U.S. 222. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LUW7A5EWEZU1EDP.
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