In Re Kai Uwe Thier

WHETHER PETITIONER, A GERMAN CITIZEN AND AN ILLEGAL ALIEN, SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 2002, IS ENTITLED TO DISCHARGE OR A NEW TRIAL BASED ON A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AS CODIFIED IN THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS (VCCR) WHICH RESULTED IN THE PETITIONER GIVING AN INCRIMINATING STATEMENT WHICH HE WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN IF HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF HIS RIGHT TO TALK TO OFFICIALS FROM HIS COUNTRY The question presented in this petition arose from the proceedings below.