Legal Opinion
United States v. American Investors of Pittsburgh, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1987No. Crim. 87-96PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MENCER, District Judge.
The defendants have moved to suppress confessions made during the execution of a search warrant alleging violations of their fifth amendment rights. At issue is whether the defendants were in custody when the government agents interrogated them.
The concept of custody for purposes of the Miranda doctrines has eluded precise definition. Courts examine the amalgam of factors present in a particular interrogation and make a judgment based on the sum of those factors. The facts, therefore, are particularly important in determining custody, and this court…
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. American Investors of Pittsburgh, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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