United States v. Julian Colon

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Julian Colon appeals from his conviction by a jury for the interstate transportation of stolen American Express traveler’s checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (1982). Colon, an alien, was sentenced to a prison term of six years. The principal issue on appeal is whether Judge Bartels should have suppressed an inculpatory statement made by Colon while he was being driven to court for arraignment. Colon contends that his statement in Spanish to an American Express investigator was the result of an impermissible interrogation under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86…