United States v. Guillermo Soto

Defendant Soto was convicted of knowingly and intentionally conspiring to possess a controlled substance and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We reverse his conviction because the government introduced over his objection a post-arrest statement elicited from him while in police custody in violation of his Miranda rights. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 474, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 1628, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966).

Soto was stopped for a traffic violation at the Nashville, Tennessee airport. He consented to a search of the car…