UNITED STATES v. FEATHER

No. 85-5030.

801 F.2d 157 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph FEATHER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Talmage Newton Penland, Asheville, N.C., for appellant.

Kenneth D. Bell, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Charles R. Brewer, U.S. Atty., Asheville, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS, and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.


JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Feather, appeals his conviction, by a jury, of arson, on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 811 and 1153.2 Feather contends that when he was questioned about the fire he was in custody for Miranda purposes and that, because no warnings were given, his confession was improperly...

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