Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger Rutledge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 1990No. 89-2608PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The principal question presented by this appeal is the voluntariness of a confession. After selling a modest quantity of cocaine (9.47 grams, 83 percent pure) to an undercover agent, Roger Rutledge was indicted by a federal grand jury and then arrested by federal officers and placed in custody in the federal courthouse in Chicago to await his initial appearance before a magistrate. While they were waiting, the officers gave Rutledge, both orally and in writing, the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). Rutledge…
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