Confession shouldn’t have been suppressed 
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: confession, Miranda, Missouri v. Seibert
A criminal defendant’s station house confession was not the product of an impermissible “two-stage” interrogation technique employed by police, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a suppression order.
Confession not tainted by promising suspect he could go home
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: confession, Miranda
Telling a suspect that he would be able to return home after questioning regardless of what he said did not render his confession inadmissible at trial, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in affirming the Court of Appeals.
Police couldn’t ask arrestee for his ‘side of the story’
Published: April 24, 2012
Tags: Miranda, self-incrimination
Police violated an arrestee’s right against self incrimination by inviting him to give his “side of the story” before giving him his Miranda rights, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a conviction.
Evidence of pre-‘Miranda’ silence inadmissible
Published: April 11, 2012
Tags: Miranda
Evidence of an attempted murder defendant’s post-custody, pre-Miranda silence should not have been admitted as evidence of his guilt, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.
Confession tainted by promises of leniency
Published: April 10, 2012
Tags: Miranda
A police officer’s promises of leniency during a jailhouse interview rendered inadmissible a shooting suspect’s confession, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a conviction.
Prisoner’s interrogation didn’t violate ‘Miranda’
Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: Miranda
A prisoner was not “in custody” for Miranda purposes when he was isolated from the general prison population and questioned about conduct that occurred outside the prison because he was informed he could leave when he wanted, was not physically restrained and the door to the room was sometimes open, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
‘MIRANDA’ RIGHTS
Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: Miranda
A prisoner was not “in custody” for Miranda purposes when he was isolated from the general prison population and questioned about conduct that occurred outside the prison because he was informed he could leave when he wanted, was not physically restrained and the door to the room was sometimes open.
See “Prisoner’s interrogation didn’t violate ‘Miranda’”
U.S. Supreme Court. Howes v. Fields, No. 10-690. Feb. 21, 2012. Lawyers USA No. 993-3574.
Police didn’t violate juvenile’s ‘Miranda’ rights
Published: January 17, 2012
Tags: juvenile, Miranda, murder
Police didn’t violate a juvenile murder suspect’s right to remain silent by continuing an interrogation despite his repeated requests to see his mother, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Are police required to re-Mirandize for new charges?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 5, 2011
Tags: in custody, jail inmate, Miranda, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether a jail inmate must be Mirandized before police can question him about an unrelated charge.
Defense lawyers cheer child ‘Miranda’ protection ruling
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 24, 2011
Tags: Criminal Law, juvenile, Miranda, police questioning, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the age of a juvenile is a factor that must be considered in determining whether the child is “in custody” for Miranda purposes is common-sense protection against coercive interrogation techniques, defense attorneys and juvenile advocates say.
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