Legal Opinion
Beckwith v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 21, 1976No. 74-1243PublishedCited by 938 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The important issue presented in this case is whether a special agent of the Internal Revenue Service, investigating potential criminal income tax violations, must, in *342an interview with a taxpayer, not in custody, give the warnings called for by this Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (1966). We granted certiorari to resolve the conflict between the holding of the Court of Appeals in this case, which is consistent with the weight of authority on the issue,1 and the position adopted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.2
The District Court conducted a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by938 opinions
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- Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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