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U.S. v. Fugitt

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 29, 2008
298 F. App'x 570 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 07-30368.

Submitted October 21, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed October 29, 2008.

Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, Kent Y. Liu, Esquire, USTA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Karen L. Unger, Esquire, Port Angeles, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-05-05896-RBL.

Before: O'SCANNLAIN, RYMER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


William Gary Fugitt appeals the order denying his motion to suppress, following which he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We affirm.

The district judge correctly determined that Fugitt's statements, subsequent to the Miranda warning, were admissible. For the exception in Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600, 124 S.Ct. 2601, 159 L.Ed.2d 643 (2004), to apply, rather than the general rule in Oregon v. Elstad, 470 U.S. 298, 105 S.Ct. 1285, 84 L.Ed.2d 222 (1985), there would have to be a "two-step questioning technique based on a deliberate violation of Miranda." Seibert, 542 U.S. at 620, 124 S.Ct. 2601 (Kennedy, J., concurring). The district court's finding of fact that there was no deliberate attempt by the officers to use a two-step procedure was not clearly erroneous, see United States v. Narvaez-Gomez, 489 F.3d 970, 974 (9th Cir. 2007), nor was the district court's inevitable discovery determination clearly erroneous.

In all the circumstances, we cannot say that Fugitt's will was overborne such that his post-Miranda, statements were involuntary, as he contends. United States v. Male Juvenile, 280 F.3d 1008, 1022 (9th Cir. 2002).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Fugitt

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 29, 2008
298 F. App'x 570 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

U.S. v. Fugitt

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Gary FUGITT…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 29, 2008

Citations

298 F. App'x 570 (9th Cir. 2008)