Does a detective who believed defendant was responsible for the crime at the beginning of their interview have to be held in custody?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, C079484 (Cal. App. 2020):
Although the detective believed defendant was the culprit at the inception of the interview, that circumstance does not render the interview a custodial interrogation. (California v. Beheler (1983) 463 U.S. 1121.)
Defendant was not in custody during the first interview.
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