Legal Opinion

Com. v. Ferguson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 4, 2009No. 081645PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

677 S.E.2d 45 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia

v.

Michael Ray FERGUSON, Jr.

Record No. 081645.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 4, 2009.

Josephine F. Whalen, Assistant Attorney General II (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellant.

Glenn L. Berger (Berger & Thornhill, on brief), Altavista, for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and GOODWYN, JJ., and LACY, S.J.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether statements made by Michael Ray Ferguson ("Ferguson") during a custodial interrogation should have been suppressed because…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Arizona v. RobersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  2. Moss v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Stevens v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  4. Ford v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  5. Quarles v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011

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