Stansbury v. California, No. 93-5770 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 318; 114 S.Ct. 1526) (April 26, 1994) (Per Curiam)
Case held that an officer's subjective and undisclosed view concerning whether the person being interrogated is a suspect is irrelevant to the assessment whether the person is in custody.
"An officer's knowledge or beliefs may bear upon the custody issue if they are conveyed, by word or deed, to the ...
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