PATTERSON v. CUYLER

No. 82-1394.

729 F.2d 925 (1984)

Winfield C. PATTERSON, Appellant, v. Julius T. CUYLER, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Weis (argued), Acting Atty.-in-Charge, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Kenneth S. Gallant (argued), Asst. Dist. Atty., Jane Cutler Greenspan, Chief, Appeals Unit Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before ALDISERT, HIGGINBOTHAM and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Winfield Charles Patterson, appeals from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. Patterson claims that he was entitled to a hearing in the district court on his claims (1) that he should have been given Miranda warnings before his interview at 7:05 a.m. on February 22, 1977 because he was then in custody and (2) that his waiver of the right to remain silent after he was...

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