Case Name: Kirby v. Illinois
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-05-24
Citations: 402 U.S. 995
Docket Number: No. 6401
Parties: Kirby v. Illinois.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 402
Pages: 995–995

Head Matter:
No. 6401.
Kirby v. Illinois.

Opinion:
App. Ct. Ill., 1st Dist. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 2 presented in the petition which reads as follows:
"(2) Whether due process requires that an accused be advised of his right to counsel prior to a pre-indictment showup at a police station several hours after his arrest and forty-eight hours after the alleged crime occurred."