Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Richards v. United States

420 U.S. 924

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1975-02-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • "While an arrest can be made without the use of such (formal words of arrest), the absence of such words indicate that appellant was merely detained for investigative questioning (.)"
  • “While an arrest can be made without the use of such [formal words of arrest], ... the absence of such words ... indicate that appellant was merely detained for investigative questioning[J”
  • move to quieter place for questioning
  • one hour detention held to be reasonable
  • one hour detention held reasonable

Citator

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.