United States Third Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is remanded where the district court erred in denying his suppression motion based upon the investigating agents' failure to give Miranda warnings before obtaining an inculpatory custodial statement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/18/2005
• Decided 09/26/2005
• Published 09/26/2005

Judges

• McKEE, Circuit Judge., Before ALITO, McKEE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, David L. McColgin, Supervising Appellate Attorney, Elaine DeMasse (Argued), Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Court Division, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Laurie Magid, Deputy U.S. Attorney for Policy and Appeals, Robert A. Zauzmer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, David E. Troyer (Argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.