Colorado v. Spring
| Colorado v. Spring | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 9, 1986 Decided January 27, 1987 | |
| Full case name | Colorado v. Spring |
| Citations | 479 U.S. 564 (more) 107 S. Ct. 851; 93 L. Ed. 2d 954 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Conviction reversed by Colo Ct App., 671 P.2d 965, 966 (1983), and decision affirmed upon further appeal by Colo Sp Ct, 713 P.2d 865 (1985). |
| Holding | |
| A suspect's awareness of which crime law enforcement is interrogating him about is not relevant in determining the validity of his waiver of Fifth Amendment rights. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Powell, joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. V | |
Colorado v. Spring, 479 U.S. 564 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a suspect's awareness of the crimes about which he may be questioned is not relevant to his waiver of his Fifth Amendment rights.