…hands-free use. We’ve blogged before about some of the studies on driving distractions. 3. In re J.D.B., a significant Miranda case, was argued before the Supreme Court this week. The…
…during interrogation and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights; (4) The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a request for a mistrial; (5) Any error in admitting grand…
…then reads the suspect Miranda rights. But these are not actually constitutionally required.” In Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (2004), the Court stated that “[w]hile it is assuredly good…
…law enforcement to determine if he knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. The defendant made the statements at age 13 during two and a half hours of questioning that…
…in part, finding that some of the statements of the defendant were obtained in violation of Miranda—his remarks were involuntary past the point where the deputy promised not to arrest,…
…Miranda v. Arizona, 437 U.S. 385 (1966), required officers before conducting custodial interrogation of a suspect to give a four-part warning (right to remain silent; use of any statement in…
…United State Supreme Court decisions related to criminal punishment of minors and when Miranda warnings are necessary. However, the question of how the science of adolescent brain development does or…
…officers and an assistant principal about the student’s role in several residential break-ins, was not in custody for Miranda purposes. The court stated that “[f]or a student in the school…
…such was not the case here. “[B]ecause the testimony only made passing reference to Miranda, and the prosecutor did not specifically exploit [the defendant’s] exercise of his Miranda rights, we…
…include whether [the] defendant was in custody, whether he was deceived, whether his Miranda rights were honored, whether he was held incommunicado, the length of the interrogation, whether there were…
