Ohio v. Gallagher

We granted certiorari1 to determine whether the' admission in evidence of statements made by an accused in response to in-custody questioning by his parole officer violates the rule of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (1966).

On June 21, 1972, the respondent, Terry L. Gallagher, was arrested and later charged with the armed robbery *258of a food store. On the morning following his arrest, two detectives advised respondent of his rights under Miranda and then questioned him.2

Four days later, respondent’s parole officer, William Sykes, went to the jail to talk to him about the food store robbery as…