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· 11/15/1979

Calaway v. United States

Citations

  • 408 A.2d 1220
  • 1979 D.C. App. LEXIS 492

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the presence of probable cause to arrest is a circumstance to be considered in determining whether a suspect is in custody
  • reasoning that “evidence of prior conduct is relevant when specific intent is in issue” and concluding therefore that testimony about a prior rape “was probative of appellant’s motive and intent in attacking” the second complainant
  • suspect continued to speak despite consistent warnings by the police
  • suspect continued to speak despite consistent warnings by the police

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Judges: Newman, Kern, Gallagher

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