Legal Opinion
People v. Hill
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 1987No. 78796, (Calendar No. 9)PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, J.
This case requires that we determine, whether Miranda1 warnings must, prior to questioning, be given to an individual at the time he becomes the focus of the investigation or, instead, at the time he is in custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way. We hold that the latter consideration controls.
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The appellant in this case, the Rev. M. L. Hill, was charged with defrauding Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in the use of heat supplied to his church. On February 10, 1985, three investigators, two from Michigan Consolidated Gas Company and one from the Wayne…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by44 opinions
- People v. BullockMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. HerndonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. AndersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. SchollaertMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. TannerMichigan Supreme Court · 2014
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