The Miranda Baseline
Defining Custody
Tactics & Coercion
Invocation & Waiver
Procedural Hurdles
100

Miranda is required before this type of questioning. 

Custodial Interrogation

100

Voluntarily going to the police station. 

Non-Custodial

100

This Supreme Court case allowed for the police to use deception in interviews/interrogations.

Frazier v. Cupp

100

This case addressed that invocations must be "clear and unequivocal."

Davis v. United States

100
This case addressed presenting a suspect without delay to a judge or magistrate.

Corley v. United States

200

This is the result of any custodial interrogation without warnings. 

Inadmissible Evidence

200

Status of a person who is currently serving time. 

Non-Custodial; "it depends" (Howes v. Fields)

200

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that a psychiatrist posing as a doctor made the interview this: 

Coerced (Leyra v. Denno)

200

Sitting silent for hours is not enough for this to apply/be considered. 

Invocation of Silence

200

This case addressed the "two-step" interrogation technique.

Missouri v. Siebert

300

Miranda applies to both of these offense levels. 

Felony or Misdemeanor

300

This objective factor must be considered, per J.D.B. v. North Carolina. 

Age (J.D.B. v. North Carolina)

300

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that undercover officers in jail do not need to provide Miranda. 

Illinois v. Perkins

300

This case addressed that, once invoked, police cannot re-initiate an interview for a specific period of time. 

Edwards v. Arizona

300

This case esatblished that, once the right attaches, police cannot "deliberately elicit" incriminating statements. 

Brewer v. Williams

400

Determination of whether someone is in custody is based on this perspective.

Objective Reasonable Person

400

Prior police experience is not a factor in this test. 

Objectiveness (Objective Reasonableness)

400

Any questions or words likely to elicit a response are defined as: 

Interrogation (Innis)

400

This case addressed invocations expiring after 14 days of a break in custody. 

Maryland v. Shatzer

400
A suspect's silence can be used against them in this specific circumstance. 

Non-Custodial (Salinas)

500

This case addressed the "functional equivalent" of a traffic stop. 

Berkemer v. McCarty

500

Questioned in your own bedroom at 4:00am.

Custodial (Orozco v. Texas)

500

A confession that is influenced by coercion is this: 

Involuntary

500

A waiver must be made voluntarily, knowingly, and _______. 

Intelligently

500

This rule prevents the use of illegally obtained evidence.

The Exclusionary Rule

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