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· 3/3/1987

United States v. Daniel Chalan, Jr.

Citations

  • 812 F.2d 1302
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 2758
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 1200

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that Cochiti Pueblo Indian’s desire to attend interview so as not to insult the Pueblo Governor did not convert interview into custodial setting
  • concluding that a prima facie case existed for a Native American defendant to challenge where all four Native Americans in a jury-pool were excluded based on for-cause removals and peremptory challenges
  • noting that even if Miranda rights are not violated, statements may be inadmissible if made involuntarily
  • noting that even if Miranda rights are not violated, statements may be inadmissible if made involuntarily
  • noting that in certain cases, a single peremptory challenge might establish a prima facie case of discrimination
  • observing that use of a confession that is not “the product of an essentially free and unconstrained choice by its maker ... offends due process ” (quotations omitted) (emphasis added)

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Judges: Barrett, Seymour, Sam

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