Daniels
United States v. Daniels
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Hamilton, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT DANIELS’ MOTION TO SUPPRESS
On November 16, 2016, the court held a hearing on the motion of defendant John Devalier Daniels to suppress evidence obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 , 86 S.Ct. 1602 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), and took the matter under submission. Having considered the relevant authority, the evidence and papers submitted by the parties, and the argument of counsel, the court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion to suppress for the reasons set forth below.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
The Miranda doctrine requires that police must advise a suspect who is in custody of his right to counsel and his right to remain silent. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 , 86 S.Ct. 1602 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). Under Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 484-85 , 101 S.Ct. 1880 , 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981), a suspect in custody who has “expressed his desire to deal with the police only through counsel, is not subject to further interrogation by the authorities until counsel has been made available to him, unless the accused himself initiates further communication, exchanges, or conversations with the police.” In Oregon v.…