Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Defense Newsletter Blog

Criminal Law

: Defense Newsletter Blog

Lall: Defendant's Statements Involuntary: Suppressed

By Tim Cone

In U.S. v. Lall, No. 09-10794 (May 28, 2010), the Court held that a defendant did not make a voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights, and that his statements were involuntary. Because the government?s uses at trial of the statements and of the evidence derived from the statements were not harmless, the Court reversed the defendant?s conviction.After giving Lall his Miranda warnings, a police detective told him that any information he shared with police would not be used to prosecute him. Lall then showed the detective the equipment he used to commit identity theft and explained how each device worked. Later, Lall was asked to come to the police station, and told again that he was not going to be charged ?with any of this.? Lall gave another incriminating statement...continue to full post

Full post as published by Defense Newsletter Blog on June 01, 2010 (boomark / email).