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Hunter v. State

Citations

  • 590 P.2d 888
  • 1979 Alas. LEXIS 641

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  • agreeing that the objective “reasonable person” test is the proper standard for determining custody
  • agreeing that the objective “reasonable person” test is the proper standard for determining custody
  • adopting an objective test for determining custody for purposes of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966)
  • establishing standards governing the determination of when a person is in custody for Miranda purposes
  • describing an involuntary confession as one where \a defendant's will was overborne'\' by coercive tactics
  • The question is not whether the particular defendant considered himself in custody, but whether a \reasonable person [under the same circumstances] would feel he was not free to leave and break off police questioning.\

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Judges: Boochever, Boocheyer, Ra-Binowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews

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