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U.S. v. Melgar, No. 96-4582 (4th Cir.) (139 F.3d 1005) (April 8, 1998) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)

This case deals with the general topic of the admissibility of incriminating statements made by an accused after he is in custody and when his counsel is not present. Most of the law on that issue has evolved from the Supreme Court's seminal decision in Massiah v. U.S., 377 U.S. ...

 

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