Fifth Amendment

Vega v. Tekoh

Submitted by Jane Clayton on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 16:42

Vega v. Tekoh presents the question of whether Section 1983 remedies are available when a police officer takes an un-Mirandized statement and causes it to be used in the suspect's criminal trial. NPAP members John Burton and Paul Hoffman are representing Mr. Tekoh.

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