United States v. Richard Glen Mathews

37 F.3d 1507 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Glen MATHEWS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50359. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 1994. Decided Sept. 19, 1994. Before: HUG, WIGGINS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM * This disposition complements the court's contemporaneously issued opinion in the appeal of Richard G. Mathews (Mathews). Mathews's statements. We review de novo the district court's determination that a defendant's statements were made voluntarily, United States v. George, 987 F.2d 1428, 1430 (9th Cir.1993), and that a defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. United States v. Doe, 819 F.2d 206, 209 (9th Cir.1985). Mathews argues that his post-arrest statements were coerced. In this connection our inquiry is limited to whether there was "police overreaching" and does not extend to whether there was " 'free choice' " in any…