United States v. Williams

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After defendant was arrested for murder, the district court suppressed defendant's statement under Miranda v. Arizona. A sheriff's deputy had asked defendant whether he was a member of a criminal street gang after he invoked his right to an attorney. The court held that when a defendant charged with murder invokes his Miranda rights, the government may not in its case-in-chief admit evidence of the prisoner’s unadmonished responses to questions about his gang affiliation. Accordingly, the court affirmed the suppression order. View "United States v. Williams" on Justia Law