U.S. v. MURDOCK

No. 11-3068.

667 F.3d 1302 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Allen L. MURDOCK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary B. McCord , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

David W. Bos , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.


TATEL, Circuit Judge:

The question in this criminal case is whether appellee's statements, which the government concedes the police obtained in violation of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, are nonetheless admissible for purposes of impeachment should he testify at trial. The district court held they were not. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reverse.

I.

On May 1, 2009, at approximately 1:00 a.m., police officers were called...

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