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State v. Brooks

Citations

  • 185 S.W.3d 265
  • 2006 Mo. App. LEXIS 263
  • 2006 WL 536595

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  • considering whether suspect voluntarily acquiesced to police requests for questioning and whether suspect, initiated contact with police
  • in determining if suspect was in custody, courts consider whether suspect possessed unrestrained freedom, whether strong-arm tactics or deception were employed,, and whether atmosphere of questioning was police dominated
  • “In deciding whether a suspect is ‘in custody’ at a particular time, courts examine the extent of the restraints placed on the suspect during the interrogation in light of whether a reasonable person in the suspect’s position would have understood the situation to be one of custody.”

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Judges: Howard, Smart, Newton

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