Henson v. United States

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

The single issue on this appeal is whether the warnings given to appellant before he made an incriminating statement to the police complied with the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). The issue arises because the officer administering the warnings expanded upon the standard form found in PD-47, the Metropolitan Police Department card used for that purpose.

Specifically, the officer testified that he advised appellant as follows:

(Reading) You are under arrest. Before we ask you any questions, you must understand what…