A recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision is doggone crazy and highlights the importance of identifying homonyms, comma usage -- and basic common sense.

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In a case involving an accused double murderer, Maryland’s top court will consider how much deference appellate courts owe to a judge’s finding that evidence was collected in violation of a criminal defendant’s constitutional rights.

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The California Supreme Court has ruled that the silence of suspects can be used against them.

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Thanks to TV shows that regularly feature cops reading Miranda rights to suspects, many — maybe most — Americans are under the impression that you always have a right to a lawyer.

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s splintered ruling allowing a witness’ pre-arrest silence to be introduced at trial — its latest decision carving out more of the contours of defendants’ well-known right to remain silent — seemed at first blush to be a devastating blow to defense attorneys and their clients.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared to worry Wednesday about letting a prosecutor use pre-Miranda silence against a suspect in court, with some justices calling the idea of a jury considering a person’s refusal to answer incriminating questions “scary,” ‘‘radical” ...

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KILLEEN, Texas — Attorneys for a soldier accused of planning to bomb a restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops want his confession thrown out. Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo’s attorneys filed motions Thursday in federal court in Waco. One seeks ...

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Criminal Procedure Interrogation after invocation of Miranda rights BOTTOM LINE: The conversation that ensued after defendant’s invocation of his right to an attorney constituted an impermissible custodial interrogation and, therefore, defendant’s inculpatory statements should have been suppressed. CASE: Phillips v. ...

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Maryland’s top court has overturned a first-degree murder conviction because a sheriff’s lieutenant kept talking to the suspect after he said he wanted a lawyer. The lieutenant continued to talk to Charles Robert Phillips for five to 10 minutes, telling ...

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OAKLAND — Statements by a murder suspect to police when questioned about the killing of a young couple at a hobo camp are admissible at trial, a judge ruled on Tuesday. A lawyer for Jeffrey C. Minnick had argued that ...

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