United States Ninth Circuit

Incarceration does not ipso facto render an interrogation custodial, and the need for a Miranda warning to a person in custody for an unrelated matter is only triggered by "some restriction on his freedom of action in connection with the interrogation itself."

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2007
• Decided 01/03/2008
• Published 01/03/2008

Judges

• Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Corey Endo, Research and Writing Attorney, Federal Public Defender, Seattle, WA, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the petitioner-appellant.  Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, was on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronda D. Larson, Assistant Attorney General, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for the respondent-appellee and was on the brief.  Rob McKenna, Attorney General, State of Washington, was on the brief.