Supreme Court of the United States, 1971

Kirby v. Illinois

Kirby v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 24, 1971
402 U.S. 995; 91 S. Ct. 2178 (United States Reports)

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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