NEW YORK V. QUARLES
467 U.S. 649, (1984)
NATURE OF THE CASE: New York (P) appealed the suppression of evidence against Quarles (D)
because the police officers failed to read him his Miranda rights before they questioned D
to discover the location where he dumped his gun.
FACTS: A woman told officers that she was raped, that her assailant went into a
supermarket, and that he had a gun. Officers apprehended Quarles (D) in the rear of the
store. The first officer frisked D and found an empty shoulder holster. After handcuffing D,
the officer asked where the gun was. D responded, 'The gun is over there' while he nodded to
some empty cartons. The officer found the loaded revolver in one of the cartons. The officer
read D his Miranda rights. D waived those rights, and then stated that he owned the revolver
and had purchased it in Miami. D was tried for criminal possession of a weapon. The New York
courts suppressed the statement 'the gun is over there' as well as the gun itself because
they were obtained in violation of D's Miranda rights. The courts also excluded his
statements about the ownership of the gun and the place of purchase as having been fatally
tainted by the seizure of the gun and D's response about its location. The State (P)
appealed. The State courts affirmed and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
Get
free access to the entire content for Mac, PC or Online
for 2-3 days and free samples
of all kinds of products.
for 2-3 days and free samples of all kinds of products.
https://bsmsphd.com
© 2007-2016 Abn Study Partner
No comments:
Post a Comment