Result – statements suppressed, and will be in the 9th because of Sessoms v. Runnels, No. 08-17790, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17206 (9th Cir. 2012) Wow. What about Davis v. United States? Davis doesn’t apply because the ambiguous request came BEFORE the accused was advised of his Miranda rights. So, why…
Professor Colin Miller has this useful reminder of the effects from Berghuis v. Thompkins. Say Anything?: Jeopardy Question About New Miranda Opinion Gets It Almost Completely Correct Last night’s episode of Jeopardy! featured the category "A Murder Investigation," with The Closer’s Kyra Sedgwick reading the clues. The $1000 clue in…
There are two decisions issued today of some relevance to military justice practitioners. One relates to Miranda and another to SORNA. As to Berghuis v. Thompkins, Kent Scheidegger of crimeandconsequences blog says: The Miranda rule remains intact in that the police must warn suspects of their rights and that an…