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Kirby v. Illinois

402 U.S. 995 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1971-05-24 Docket No. 6401 English

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p. 995
No. 6401.
Kirby v. Illinois.

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.”