U.S. v. BROWN

No. 11-1344.

664 F.3d 1115 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathalina A. Hudson , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Debra Riggs Bonamici (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Clarke Patrick Devereux (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and PRATT, District Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the ways in which a defendant may acknowledge that he has understood and has waived his Miranda rights. Officer Turner Goodwin arrested Jimmy Brown for illegally possessing a firearm. While Brown was in the back of a squad car, Goodwin informed Brown of his Miranda rights. Goodwin asked if Brown understood those rights. Brown slightly nodded his head and responded ...

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