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· 8/10/1989

Commonwealth v. Britcher

Citations

  • 563 A.2d 502
  • 386 Pa. Super. 515
  • 1989 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2451

How courts have described this case

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

  • emphasizing that “knowing and intelligent” refer solely to the suspect’s understanding of the Miranda warnings, and not the suspect’s understanding of his or her tactical interests
  • emphasizing that \knowing and intelligent\ refer solely to the suspect's understanding of the Miranda warnings, and not the suspect's understanding of his or her tactical interests
  • finding no custodial detention where officer questioned defendant in hospital emergency room and defendant was not formally arrested until later
  • precise alcohol concentration not required but only evidence that the alcohol concentration at least .10

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Judges: Beck, Kelly, Hester

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