Legal Opinion
United States v. Jason W. Mullin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1999No. 97-50904PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Military Police having arrested Jason W. Mullin, a civilian, after seeing him commit a crime at an open military base, primarily at issue is the legality of Mullin’s subsequent interrogation and 21-hour detention by the Military Police prior to his being released to local police. We AFFIRM.
I
In April 1996, Military Police were investigating a number of break-in burglaries of vehicles at a parking lot at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood is an open post; in general, persons can enter freely without restrictions.
At 8:00 p.m. on 2 April, Military Policemen…
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