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Silva v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 1968
394 F.2d 3 (9th Cir. 1968)

Opinion

No. 21978.

April 16, 1968.

Milton W.B. Choy (argued), Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellant.

Michael D. Hong (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Yoshimi Hayashi, U.S. Atty., James F. Ventura, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, BARNES and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges.


The defendant's in-custody confession was inadmissible for lack of a Miranda-type warning, inasmuch as his trial was commenced post- Miranda. Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966).

The judgment of conviction is reversed and the case remanded for a new trial. Johnson v. State of New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719, 721, 86 S.Ct. 1772, 16 L.Ed.2d 882 (1966). Cf. Groshart v. United States, 392 F.2d 172, (9th Cir. 1968).


Summaries of

Silva v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 1968
394 F.2d 3 (9th Cir. 1968)
Case details for

Silva v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Stanley Francis SILVA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Apr 16, 1968

Citations

394 F.2d 3 (9th Cir. 1968)