United States v. Mark A. Thierman

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Thierman was sentenced to five years imprisonment for burglarizing a post office building, 18 U.S.C. § 2115, and for several other offenses. His principal claim on appeal is that the admission of his confession violated Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), and its progeny.1 We affirm Thierman’s convictions.

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On May 1, 1980, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department secured a warrant to search Thierman’s apartment. Thierman was suspected of involvement in several crimes, including a credit-card fraud and four post-office burglaries. At about 11…