MORAN V. BURBINE
475 U.S. 412 (1986)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This is an appeal from the granting of a writ of habeas corpus.
FACTS: Burbine (D) was arrested with two others on a breaking and entering charge. Information from a confidential informant and from the two others arrested with D led police to consider D a suspect in a murder that occurred in Providence several months earlier. At 6:00 P.M., Cranston police called Providence police, who arrived at about 7:00 P.M. to question D about the murder. D's sister called the Public Defender's Office at 7:45 P.M. to obtain counsel for D on the breaking and entering charge. She unsuccessfully tried to reach the attorney representing D on another unrelated charge, but reached another public defender. At 8:15 P.M., the public defender called the Cranston police and asked for the detectives. She stated that D was represented by an attorney who wasn't available and said that she would act as D's attorney if he was placed in a lineup or questioned. The police said that D would not be questioned that night. D was not informed of this conversation. An hour later, police began to interrogate D in a series of interviews. Before each session, D was informed of his Miranda rights, and on three occasions, he signed written waivers, indicating that he did not want an attorney called or appointed to him. D had access to but did not use the phone in the interrogation room. D signed three statements confessing to the murder. The trial court denied D's motion to suppress the statements, and D was found guilty of murder. The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed. On federal habeas corpus, the 1st Circuit reversed the District Court, holding that the police conduct had prevented D from knowingly and intelligently waiving his rights. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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RULE OF LAW:
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