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People v. Slater

Citations

  • 886 N.E.2d 986
  • 228 Ill. 2d 137
  • 319 Ill. Dec. 862
  • 2008 Ill. LEXIS 295

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  • recognizing that Miranda warnings were designed to ensure that any inculpatory statement made by a defendant is not due to \ ' \compulsion inherent in custodial surroundings\ ' \ (quoting Yarborough v. Alvarado, 541 U.S. 652, 661 (2004), quoting Miranda, 384 U.S. at 458)
  • recognizing that Miranda warnings were designed to ensure that any inculpatory statement made by a defendant is not due to “ ‘ “compulsion inherent in custodial surroundings” ’ ” (quoting Yarborough v. Alvarado, 541 U.S. 652, 661 (2004), quoting Miranda, 384 U.S. at 458)
  • noting that even if an officer has a subjective belief that an individual is a focus of an investigation, that fact does not impact the custody determination unless it was communicated to the individual via word or deed
  • failing to discern from videotaped statement outward indication that defendant has mental disability
  • noting investigators did not harass or raise their voices when finding defendant was not in custody
  • finding no custody when the evidence “was uncontroverted that [questioning] lasted for the short duration of only between 10 to 15 minutes”

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Judges: Freeman

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