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· 2/21/1979

Michael A. Borodine v. Edward Douzanis, Superintendent, M. C. I. Concord

Citations

  • 592 F.2d 1202
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 16755

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding ten minute encounter not custodial, and citing similar cases involving 17 and 20 minute interrogations
  • comments that draw attention to a defendant’s demeanor do not, without more, implicate the Fifth Amendment
  • improper for prosecutor to comment on defendant’s demeanor during trial because such observations are irrelevant
  • “He’s as calm as he can be, he never had a shred of remorse from the beginning right up until now.”
  • comments that draw attention to a defendant's demeanor do not, without more, implicate the Fifth Amendment
  • defendant “just [sat]” through trial

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Judges: Coffin, Campbell, Bownes

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