United States Ninth Circuit

72-hour delay in arraigning defendant caused by holiday weekend violated defendant's 4th Amendment rights, but did not merit suppressing his murder confession during that period because he waived his rights voluntarily.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2000
• Decided 11/17/2000
• Published 11/17/2000

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TROTT, FERNANDEZ, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Margo A. Rocconi, Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California;  Robert S. Horwitz, Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gil P. Gonzalez, Office of Attorney General, San Diego, California, for the respondent-appellee.