OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
DeSumma, the defendant in this criminal case, asserts that the pistol seized from him as a consequence of his non-Mirandized statement was "fruit of the poisonous tree" and, therefore, should have been excluded from evidence. We reject that contention because suppressing evidence derived from a voluntary but unwarned confession serves neither the goal of deterring coercive police misconduct nor the purpose of ensuring...
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