United States First Circuit
US v. VEGA-FIGUEROA (AKA PITO CASCO), 99-1394
Routine police activity of fingerprinting and photographing defendants is not interrogation, so Miranda warnings are not necessary and one defendant's free and voluntary statement to another defendant during these activities need not be suppressed at trial.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/18/2000
- Published 12/18/2000
Judges
- BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Bruce R. Bryan and Paul G. Carey on brief for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss, Assistant United States Attorney, Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney on brief for appellee.