United States v. Gojah

OPINION

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Paul Anthony Gojah, moved to suppress statements made during a February 27, 2012 interview with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agent, arguing that ICE failed to inform him of his Miranda rights. In pertinent part, the District Court of the Virgin Islands denied the motion. Because we conclude that Gojah was not “in custody” during the February 27, 2012 interview and, resultantly, that ICE was not bound to Mirandize Gojah, we will affirm.

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On February 28, 2012, the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands sentenced Go-jah to…