Deputy Shrader Case Study
I believe Deputy Shrader was completely wrong. When I first read the facts of the case, I was on the fence but the moment he begin yelling and the conversation went past 20 minutes, he was in the wrong. If I were Jessie, I would not feel free to go in my own home. Not only did Deputy Shrader decide to go to Jessie's house to question him about the stolen chemicals after acknowledging that there was not enough evidence to get a warrant, but he preceded to Jessie's house with no warrant and plans to question Jessie. Not to mention he also did not read Jessie his Miranda rights.
Jessie's confession was involuntary. Just as in Berkemer v. McCarty, a court can find that Jessie was unsure whether or not he was "in custody." Deputy Shrader definitely