United States Third Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress a confession given to an immigration and customs agent leading to his conviction for alien smuggling is affirmed where defendant's confession was not tainted by earlier inculpatory statements made to another agent without the benefit of Miranda.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2005
• Decided 01/03/2006
• Published 01/03/2006

Judges

• Before RENDELL, FISHER, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick L. Meehan, Robert A. Zauzmer, Barry Gross (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for the Government., Stephen J. Britt (Argued), Donnelly & Associates P.C., Conshohocken, PA, for Appellant.