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Case Study: Curstodial Interrogation
Defendant Michael Meyers files this motion to suppress statements made, during custodial interrogation, in violation of Miranda and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. This motion is based on the following: Meyers was detained and subject to custodial interrogation at the staircase without Miranda advisement; officers did not secure a valid waiver of Miranda prior to Meyers’ custodial interrogation at the police department; and the illegality of Meyers’ Fourth Amendment violation against unreasonable search and seizures is insufficient to purge the taint of his initial unlawful detention. Accordingly, statements stemming thereof in are the fruit of the poisons tree and must be suppressed.
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