United States Ninth Circuit

A suspect's Miranda rights attach when Border Patrol agents place him in a holding cell after the initial border inspection because at that point, he was in "custody" regardless of whether there was probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/06/2001
• Decided 05/17/2001
• Published 05/17/2001

Judges

• SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BOOCHEVER, SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and GEORGE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George W. Hunt, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant., Gregory A. Vega, United States Attorney, Jonah H. Goldstein, Assistant United States Attorney (briefed), and Patrick K. O'Toole, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.