United States v. Brathwaite

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Julius Brathwaite appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Although he later entered a plea agreement, he preserved the right to appeal this issue — the only issue before us. Brathwaite’s primary arguments are that the videotaping of his living quarters by an invited confidential informant violated the Fourth Amendment, and that the admission of his statements of ownership of the guns violated his Miranda rights. We reject his Fourth Amendment claim, but hold that, because the government agents failed to give him the Miranda…