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Legal Citation: 492 U.S. 195 (1989)

Petitioner
Jack R. Duckworth

Respondent
Gary James Eagan

Petitioner's Claim
That the respondent's rights were not violated simply because police officers failed to follow the exact wording of Miranda during the interrogation process.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
David Michael Wallman

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Howard B. Eisenberg

Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
26 June 1989

Decision
Respondent's Miranda rights were not violated, even if they were not delivered to the...