Kirby v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Kirby v. Illinois, 402 U.S. 995 (1971)
91 S. Ct. 2178
Kirby v. Illinois
Opinion of the Court
App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 2 presented in the petition which reads as follows:
“(2) Whether due process requires that an accused be advised of his right to counsel prior to a pre-indictment showup at a police station several hours after his arrest and forty-eight hours after the alleged crime occurred.”
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