Fulton is in jail prior to his trial for kidnapping, which h…

Fulton is in jail prior to his trial for kidnapping, which has been delayed by two weeks. Fulton asserted his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during his initial arraignment. Unbeknownst to Fulton, his cellmate is a government informer. The government has given the cellmate instructions only to listen to for anything that Fulton might communicate with respect to the kidnapping case.  Is the government’s conduct in the case constitutionally permissible?

Fredrick was arrested for murder. He was taken to the police…

Fredrick was arrested for murder. He was taken to the police station and interrogated without being Mirandized. During the interrogation, Fredrick was physically abused by the police. Frederick finally relented and confessed to the murder. Although the local prosecutor agreed that the confession was inadmissible as direct evidence against Fredrick, the prosecutor sought to use the confession to impeach Fredrick’s testimony.  Will the court allow the prosecutor to use the confession as impeachment evidence?