People v. Allen

The Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arisona and companion cases (384 U. S. 436) took unusual pains to make explicit the new constitutional rules and guidelines governing the admissibility of incriminating statements obtained during “ custodial'interrogation. ”

But the Supreme Court decides cases; it usually avoids giving advisory opinions. In all the four cases decided, the defendants were interrogated.in the inherently custodial atmosphere of the police station; all were “ on target ” in the sense that the investigation had focused to the certain extent that interrogation was “accusatory” and not…