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STANSBURY v. CALIFORNIA

No. 93-5770.

511 U.S. 318 (1994)

STANSBURY v. CALIFORNIA

United States Supreme Court.

Decided April 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Westberg, by appointment of the Court, 510 U.S. 1009, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David S. Winton and Joseph A. Hearst.

Aileen Bunney, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Ronald E. Niver, Deputy Attorney General.*

Per Curiam.

This case concerns the rules for determining whether a person being questioned by law enforcement officers is held in custody, and thus entitled to the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436 (1966). We hold, not for the first time, 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...

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