P. v. Robles
Raymond Robles was convicted of murdering Richard Herrera. On appeal, Robles challenges the trial court’s refusal to suppress a covert recording of his incriminating statements about the crime. Appellant was recorded while conversing in jail with two “inmates†who were actually undercover detectives.
Appellant was not deprived of a fair trial in violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination or his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, because this was not a “custodial interrogation†within the meaning of Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436, 444. Appellant was unaware that he was speaking to law enforcement agents and voluntarily described the murder. As a result, his statements are admissible.
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