U.S. v. Alvarez-Sanchez, No. 92-1812 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 350; 114 S.Ct. 1599) (May 2, 1994) (Justice Thomas)
In this case the Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 3501(c) (which deals with the admissibility of confessions in Federal cases) does not apply to a person who has been arrested and is being held in custody by State officials only on State charges.
In this case, the defendant argued ...
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