Legal Opinion

United States v. John Raymond Koontz

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1998No. 97-4046PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After stopping John Raymond Koontz for a traffic violation, local police in Buchanan County, Iowa, arrested him for driving while his license was suspended. Subsequent searches of his ear revealed drugs and a loaded and cocked gun; state drug and gun offenses were then added to the charges against him.

Evidently unable to post bail, Mr. Koontz was sent to the county jail pending a preliminary hearing provided for by state law. After four days, he asked to talk with a federal drug agent and did so, once on that same day and once about a week later. At the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. United States v. James Michael WiseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Maria Orozco, United States of America v. Jose Liva-CoronaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. United States v. RankinNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals · 2006
  4. United States v. Benjamin Godfrey Chipps, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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