Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Hung Van Tran v. United States

Hung Van Tran v. United States, 506 U.S. 842 (1992)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1992-10-05
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • the Rock decision "put to rest any doubt that a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to testify in his own defense”
  • the opinions in this case illustrate the wide range of diverging views on the issue
  • excludable alien is entitled to Miranda rights
  • detention not punitive in nature

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.