If a police interrogation begins after a defendant asserts their right to counsel at an arraignment or similar proceeding, then any waiver of that right for that police-initiated interrogation is invalid. (Overruled by Montejo v. Louisiana (2009)) Decided April 1, 1986 (argued December 9, 1985). Opinion of the Court: John Paul Stevens → go there Dissenting: Rehnquist. Overruled by {{ussc Applied: the Sixth Amendment → go there Topic: Right to counsel. Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court regarding the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel in a police interrogation. In a decision written by Justice Stevens, the Court held that once an accused individual has claimed a right to counsel at a plea hearing or other court proceeding, a waiver of that right during later police questioning would be invalid unless the accused individual initiated the communication. Wiki link