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· 10/15/1985

State v. Kuba

Citations

  • 706 P.2d 1305
  • 68 Haw. 184

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that Miranda warnings were not required before investigative questioning regarding suspicion of alcohol or drug impairment during a valid traffic stop
  • holding that, after police officer had witnessed car straddling two lanes of highway and driving at abnormally slow speed, investigative questioning regarding suspicion of alcohol or drug impairment did not require Miranda warnings
  • holding, under facts “almost indistinguishable” from Wyatt, that Miranda warnings were not required before the police began asking questions
  • assessing the totality of the circumstances in holding that the roadside questioning of a motorist did not constitute custodial interrogation
  • assessing the totality of the circumstances in holding that the road-side questioning of a motorist did not constitute custodial interrogation
  • no custodial interrogation where seizure of defendant was reasonable in order to investigate traffic violation, and investigating police officer engaged in legitimate, straightforward, and noncoereive questioning necessary to establish basis for issuing traffic citation

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Judges: Lum, Nakamura, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki

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