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· 5/16/1988

United States v. Danny Leon Guerrero

Citations

  • 847 F.2d 1363
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 6349
  • 1988 WL 46879

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that agent's promise to inform prosecutor of defendant's cooperation does not render a subsequent confession involuntary
  • holding that agent's promise to inform prosecutor of defendant's cooperation does not render a subsequent confession involuntary
  • holding that agent's promise to inform prosecutor of defendant's cooperation does not render a subsequent confession involuntary
  • holding that speculation that cooperation will have a positive effect does not render a subsequent statement involuntary
  • noting that recommendations of leniency as a result of cooperation are appropriate, but \threatening to inform the prosecutor of a suspect's refusal to cooperate violates her fifth amendment right to remain silent.\
  • “[Threatening to inform the prosecutor of a suspect’s refusal to cooperate violates her fifth amendment right to remain silent.”

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Judges: Brunetti, Kozinski, Thompson

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