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· 6/24/1988

United States v. David P. Baird

Citations

  • 851 F.2d 376
  • 271 U.S. App. D.C. 121
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 8641
  • 1988 WL 64359

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding interrogation of suspect not custodial or coercive where suspect was told he was free to leave
  • questioning agent’s “clear statement” to suspect that suspect “could leave at any time” weighed against'custody finding
  • finding no seizure when on-duty Coast Guard officer was ordered to report for interview with intelligence officer
  • finding no seizure when an on-duty Coast Guard officer was ordered to report for an interview with an intelligence officer
  • Coast Guard officer's interview not custodial despite order by his superior officer to appear for an interview with a Treasury Department investigator
  • “The pro- tections of Article 31(b) are broader than Miranda warnings in that a suspect must receive warnings even if the suspect is not in custody.”

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Judges: Edwards, Buckley, Sentelle

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