U.S. v. Esparza-Ponce, No. Crim. 97-3252-R (S.D.Cal.) (7 F.Supp.2d 1084) (May 18, 1998) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades)
Following the approach of the Fifth Circuit in Faulder v. Johnson, 81 F.3d 515 (5th Cir. 1996), the Court held that a violation of the Vienna Convention does not rise to the level of a Miranda violation. But see U.S. v. Lombera-Camorlinga, 170 F.3d 1241 (9th Cir. 1999) where the ...
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