28 Cited authorities

Miranda v. Arizona
384 U.S. 436 (1966) Cited 60,372 times 64 Legal Analyses
Holding that statements obtained by custodial interrogation of a criminal defendant without warning of constitutional rights are inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment
Davis v. U.S.
564 U.S. 229 (2011) Cited 2,241 times 47 Legal Analyses
Holding "newly announced rules of constitutional criminal procedure 'must apply retroactively to all cases, state or federal, pending on direct review or not yet final, with no exception.'"
Colorado v. Connelly
479 U.S. 157 (1986) Cited 4,828 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government bears the burden of proving the validity of a Miranda waiver by a preponderance of the evidence
Michigan v. Bryant
562 U.S. 344 (2011) Cited 1,586 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that statements made to police concerning an ongoing emergency are not testimonial
Missouri v. Seibert
542 U.S. 600 (2004) Cited 1,994 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[s]trategists dedicated to draining the substance out of" constitutional protections cannot accomplish by planning around these protections because it "effectively threatens to thwart [their] purpose"
Mincey v. Arizona
437 U.S. 385 (1978) Cited 3,695 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that while statements obtained in violation of Miranda may be used for impeachment if otherwise trustworthy, the Constitution prohibits " any criminal trial use against a defendant of his involuntary statement"
Chavez v. Martinez
538 U.S. 760 (2003) Cited 1,252 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that a failure to read Miranda warnings did not violate the respondent's constitutional rights
Maryland v. Shatzer
559 U.S. 98 (2010) Cited 771 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that an individual can be subject to interrogation after invoking the right to counsel if there is a break in custody of fourteen days or longer
U.S v. Patane
542 U.S. 630 (2004) Cited 802 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a failure to give a suspect Miranda warnings does not require "suppression of the physical fruits of the suspect's unwarned but voluntary statements"
New York v. Quarles
467 U.S. 649 (1984) Cited 1,577 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that an officer's subjective motivation is irrelevant to determining the applicability of the public safety exception to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694
Section 2332b - Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
18 U.S.C. § 2332b Cited 1,937 times 2 Legal Analyses
Defining "terrorist act" as conduct that, among other things, "creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person"
Section 2332a - Use of weapons of mass destruction
18 U.S.C. § 2332a Cited 222 times 3 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting the threatened, attempted, or actual use of a weapon of mass destruction
Section 1113 - Attempt to commit murder or manslaughter
18 U.S.C. § 1113 Cited 123 times
Making it a crime to attempt to commit murder within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Section 46506 - Application of certain criminal laws to acts on aircraft
49 U.S.C. § 46506 Cited 44 times
Applying certain criminal laws to acts on aircraft, including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. §§ 113 (assaults), 114 (maiming), 661 (theft), 1111 (murder), 1112 (manslaughter), 2241 (aggravated sexual abuse), and 2243 (sexual abuse of a minor or ward)

United States of America v. Abdulmutallab

28 Cited authorities

Holding that statements obtained by custodial interrogation of a criminal defendant without warning of constitutional rights are inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment

Holding "newly announced rules of constitutional criminal procedure 'must apply retroactively to all cases, state or federal, pending on direct review or not yet final, with no exception.'"

Holding that the government bears the burden of proving the validity of a Miranda waiver by a preponderance of the evidence

Holding that statements made to police concerning an ongoing emergency are not testimonial

Holding that "[s]trategists dedicated to draining the substance out of" constitutional protections cannot accomplish by planning around these protections because it "effectively threatens to thwart [their] purpose"

Holding that while statements obtained in violation of Miranda may be used for impeachment if otherwise trustworthy, the Constitution prohibits " any criminal trial use against a defendant of his involuntary statement"

Holding that a failure to read Miranda warnings did not violate the respondent's constitutional rights

Holding that an individual can be subject to interrogation after invoking the right to counsel if there is a break in custody of fourteen days or longer

Holding that a failure to give a suspect Miranda warnings does not require "suppression of the physical fruits of the suspect's unwarned but voluntary statements"

Holding that an officer's subjective motivation is irrelevant to determining the applicability of the public safety exception to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694

Defining "terrorist act" as conduct that, among other things, "creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person"

Prohibiting the threatened, attempted, or actual use of a weapon of mass destruction

Making it a crime to attempt to commit murder within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States

Applying certain criminal laws to acts on aircraft, including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. §§ 113 (assaults), 114 (maiming), 661 (theft), 1111 (murder), 1112 (manslaughter), 2241 (aggravated sexual abuse), and 2243 (sexual abuse of a minor or ward)