United States v. Mittel-Carey

STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

The district court issued an order suppressing statements made by the appellee, Robert Mittel-Carey, to FBI agents during a search of his home. Because we agree with the district court that a reasonable person in the appellee’s situation would have believed he was in custody during the search, we affirm the suppression order.

I. Background

“We view the facts in the light most favorable to the district court’s ruling with respect to [the defendant’s] motion to suppress.” 1 United States v. Kimball, 25 F.3d 1, 3 (1st Cir.1994).

A magistrate judge issued a search warrant…