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Commonwealth v. Anderson

Citations

  • 385 A.2d 365
  • 253 Pa. Super. 334
  • 1978 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2552

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that McLaughlin had overruled the Escobedo — focus test as an independent basis for the necessity of Miranda warnings
  • recognizing that McLaughlin had overruled the Escobedo ÔÇö focus test as an independent basis for the necessity of Miranda warnings
  • setting forth guidelines for determining whether an interrogation was custodial in nature
  • setting forth guidelines for determining whether an interrogation was custodial in nature
  • the relevant “compulsion” stems from custody, not from the suspect’s perceived need to attend the interview

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Judges: Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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