Under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), before an officer may begin a custodial interrogation of a suspect, the officer must advise the suspect of certain rights, such as…
…another offense properly denied where defendant failed to invoke Miranda protections; no error to use acquitted conduct at sentencing under existing precedent U.S. v. Medley, 34 F. 4th 326 (May…
…classmate. Deacon was never read his Miranda rights nor was he ever told that he did not have to answer questions or was free to leave. Deacon was charged with…
…same day, officers went to the jail, obtained a Miranda waiver from the defendant, and questioned him, obtaining, among other things, an “inculpatory letter of apology to the victim’s widow.”…
…defendant Miranda rights. The defendant said, “I’ll talk to you but I want a lawyer with it and I don’t have the money for one.” The detectives asked additional questions…
…public-facing ChatGPT is still powered by GPT-3.5, and GPT-4 is much more powerful. I asked: Is a motorist who is the subject of a traffic stop in custody under Miranda…
…was voluntary, but trial court reversibly erred in failing to consider the juvenile’s age when determining custody status for purposes of Miranda and G.S. 7B-2101 In re: J.D.F., ___ N.C….
…are available here. (1) Defendant was not in custody for purposes of Miranda and trial court correctly denied the motion to suppress; (2) Admission of lay opinion interpreting machine-generated data…
This post summarized published criminal and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in December, 2020, that may be of interest to state practitioners. Miranda protections do…
…for driving while impaired and speeding, arguing several errors including (1) admitting evidence of the speed results of the radar, (2) admitting video evidence of the advisement of his Miranda…