Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare v. United States

510 U.S. 822

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-10-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • discussing waiver doctrine in administrative law under the label of the procedural default doctrine
  • defendant not in custody when he voluntarily went to police headquarters and was free to leave
  • suspect held not to be in custody when he voluntarily went to police headquarters and was free to leave even though the interrogation lasted seven hours and the defendant was subjected to a polygraph test
  • "current participant status is the relevant test"

Citator

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Cited by
75 opinions

510 U.S. 822

Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare
v.
United States et al.

No. 92-1954.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 4, 1993.

1

Appeal from the C. A. 1st Cir.

2

Certiorari denied. Reported below: 984 F. 2d 514.