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Legal Citation: 470 U.S. 298 (1985)

Petitioner
State of Oregon

Respondent
Michael James Elstad

Petitioner's Claim
The police obtained two confessions from a suspect. The first one was a voluntary admission obtained without Miranda warnings, and the second was a written confession made in full compliance with Miranda warnings. Petitioner claimed that the earlier voluntary admission made his subsequent, written confession inadmissible evidence.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
David B. Frohnmayer

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Gary D. Babock

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White

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