Massiah v. United States
| Massiah v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 3, 1964 Decided May 18, 1964 | |
| Full case name | Winston Massiah v. United States |
| Citations | 377 U.S. 201 (more) 84 S. Ct. 1199; 12 L. Ed. 2d 246; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1277 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 307 F.2d 62 (2d Cir. 1962), reversed |
| Holding | |
| Once criminal proceedings have begun, the government cannot bypass the defendant's lawyer and try to elicit statements from the defendant. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Goldberg |
| Dissent | White, joined by Clark, Harlan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. VI | |
Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201 (1964), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not allow the government from eliciting statements from a person, without their attorney present, after their sixth amendment right to counsel is enlivened.