United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's arraignment in Rosebud Sioux Tribal court was an adversarial proceeding and his right to counsel attached at that time; subsequent questioning by federal agents was in violation of defendant's right to counsel, and district court did not err in suppressing those statements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/23/2002

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rita Allen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, SD, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward G. Albright, Federal Public Defender, Pierre, SD, for appellee.