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· 9/20/1989

United States v. Gregory J. Edwards

Citations

  • 885 F.2d 377
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 14208
  • 1989 WL 107888

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “probable cause analysis looks to the totality of the circumstances surrounding the situation”
  • finding that questioning a known drug dealer about whether they possess a gun falls within the public safety exception
  • holding that \questions such as 'what is your name?’ and ‘where do you live?’ will not usually constitute interrogation within the meaning of Miranda\ and that such questions may be asked at the time of the arrest rather than during the booking process
  • declining to establish “any general rule that -questioning defendants about their employment always falls outside the reach of Miranda”
  • declining to establish “any general rule that questioning defendants about their employment always falls outside the reach of Miranda”
  • `An unsolicited remark, not in response to any interrogation, does not fall within the Miranda rule'

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Wood, Posner, Eschbach

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