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Suppression of Statements Taken In Violation of Miranda Affirmed

By Shari Allison

US v. Revels, No. 06-5223 (12/20/07): Government took interlocutory appeal from order of district court suppressing defendant?s statements for Miranda violation and Tenth Circuit affirmed. Defendant and her boyfriend were in bed when cops executed search warrant at 6:00 a.m. They handcuffed her and made her lie face down on the floor for about ten minutes. They then uncuffed her, allowed her to dress and care for an infant, and made her sit with her boyfriend while they conducted the search. After the search was completed, three cops took her to a bedroom, closed the door, and began to question her. They also confronted her with a bag of cocaine found during the search. Not surprisingly, she made incriminating statements. At no time was she told she was free to leave...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on December 21, 2007 (boomark / email).