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 to say to Fulton: “Hey, about that case of yours, anything you want to get off your chest? What really happened? You did it, right?” Is the government’s conduct in this case constitutionally permissible?