Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun) Archives

Categories: Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun), Detention, Interrogations & Confessions, Search & Seizure

Summary

An "unprovoked headlong flight" in a high crime area, without more, does not provide reasonable suspicion to perform an investigative detention. A team of police officers was investigating a residential alleyway where gang activity had been reported. Flores was seen…

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Name: People v. Jenkins

Case #: A099675

Opinion Date: 09/30/2004

Categories: Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun), Detention, Interrogations & Confessions, Involuntary/Coerced, Search & Seizure

Summary

While the court erred in failing to suppress statements made during an unlawful detention, the admission of those statements was not prejudicial. The defendant, a suspect in a murder and an attempted murder, was arrested without a warrant for driving…

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Name: United States v. Patane

Case #: 02-1183

Opinion Date: 06/28/2004

Categories: Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun), Interrogations & Confessions, Miranda v. Arizona

Summary

A failure by police to give warnings under Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 prior to interrogation does not require suppression of the physical fruits of unwarned but otherwise voluntary statements. The interrogating officer here attempted to give Miranda…

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Name: Ford v. Superior Court

Case #: A094667

Opinion Date: 07/31/2001

Categories: Arrest, Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun), Interrogations & Confessions, Search & Seizure

Summary

Suppression of appellant's confession to murder was not required where appellant was not "seized" before he made the incriminating statements. Appellant called police and reported that someone had broken into his house and there was "blood all over." Officers asked…

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Name: Garvin v. Farmon

Case #: 00-15295

Opinion Date: 08/02/2001

Categories: Derivative Evidence(Wong Sun), Interrogations & Confessions, Involuntary/Coerced

Summary

Appellant was interrogated by two police officers for 45 minutes after she made repeated requests for counsel. Police officers told her that she could avoid a capital murder charge if she confessed, that nothing she told them would be used…

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