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United States v. Cummiskey

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Oct 9, 1984
745 F.2d 278 (3d Cir. 1984)

Opinion

No. 84-1348.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) September 10, 1984.

Decided October 9, 1984.

Carol A. Koller, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Ronald G. Cole, Dept. of Justice, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Before GIBBONS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and CALDWELL, District Judge.

Hon. William W. Caldwell, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation.


MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT


This appeal is before us following our remand in United States v. Cummiskey, 728 F.2d 200 (3d Cir. 1984), to determine whether or not Miranda warnings had been given to Patrick Cummiskey prior to his assertion of the right to remain silent at the time of his arrest. In Cummiskey we held that the prosecutor could properly comment at trial on defendant's post arrest silence only if the government proved that Miranda warnings were not given. The district court found that Miranda warnings had not been given at the relevant time, and reinstated the judgment of sentence. That finding is not challenged as clearly erroneous and our prior decision requires an affirmance of the judgment. Cummiskey contends that this court misconstrued the holding in Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976), but concedes that our prior ruling is law of the case, which can be corrected only by this court sitting in banc or by the Supreme Court on certiorari. The judgment appealed from will, therefore be affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Cummiskey

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Oct 9, 1984
745 F.2d 278 (3d Cir. 1984)
Case details for

United States v. Cummiskey

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PATRICK CUMMISKEY

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Date published: Oct 9, 1984

Citations

745 F.2d 278 (3d Cir. 1984)

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