Legal Opinion

Thomas v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 1, 1999No. 97-CF-787PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

On or about February 28, 1997, Tony Christopher Thomas entered a conditional plea of guilty to the offense of second-degree murder while armed. Under the plea agreement, Thomas reserved the right, pursuant to Super. Ct.Crim. R. 11(a)(2), to appeal from the motions judge’s denial of his pretrial motion to suppress statements.

On appeal, Thomas contends that, while he was in custody, the police contravened the strictures of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966),

1. by interrogating him regarding his true name without first advising him of…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Alford, Cecil EdwardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Cruz, Adelfo RamirezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Mitchell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Tindle v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001

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