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Hawaii Supreme Court· 7/21/1978

State v. Patterson

Citations

  • 581 P.2d 752
  • 59 Haw. 357
  • 1978 Haw. LEXIS 195

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  • holding that the focus of the investigation upon the defendant is an important factor in the determination of whether the defendant was subjected to custodial interrogation
  • holding that the defendant was not “in custody” and observing that “[n]o guns were drawn and kept upon the defendant” and that “he [had not been] confronted and subjected to an overbearing show of force”
  • holding that the defendant was not \in custody\ and observing that \[n]o guns were drawn and kept upon the defendant\ and that \he [had not been] confronted and subjected to an overbearing show of force\
  • finding no custody where, inter alia, “[n]o guns were drawn and kept upon the defendant”
  • questioning not sustained and coercive custodial interrogation when conducted during temporary detention and obviously necessary under circumstances to assist police officers in determining whether (1) criminal activity was afoot, (2) police should arrest defendant, (3
  • finding no custodial interrogation because the police interview of the burglary suspect was brief, comprised of fact- finding inquires designed to clarify the situation, lacked an overbearing show of force, and not conducted under coercive circumstances

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Judges: Richardson, Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor, Kidwell

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