Legal Opinion
People v. Cipriano
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 16, 1988No. Docket Nos. 77682, 77683, 78035, 78446, (Calendar Nos. 2-4)PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Michigan statutory law requires that an arrested person be brought before a magistrate for arraignment "without unnecessary delay.” MCL 764.13, 764.26; MSA 28.871(1), 28.885.1 In each of these three cases, consolidated on appeal, we must determine the effect of this statutory requirement upon the admissibility of a confession obtained during a period of prearraignment delay. We hold that "unnecessary delay” prior to arraignment is only one factor to be taken into account in evaluating the voluntariness of a confession. If the totality of the surrounding circumstances indicates that a…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by129 opinions
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