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Legal Citation: 394 U.S. 324 (1969)

Petitioner
Reyes Arias Orozco

Respondent
State of Texas

Petitioner's Claim
That incriminating statements made to police were inadmissible at his murder trial because the police did not give Miranda warnings.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Charles W. Tessmer

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Lonny F. Zwiener, Assistant Attorney General of Texas

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
Potter Stewart, Byron R. White, (Abe Fortas did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
25 March 1969

Decision
Reversed the state courts' ruling that petitioner's incriminating...