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Task: Miranda Warnings

Beckwith v. United States, 425 U.S. 341 (1976).

A suspect does not have to be given Miranda warnings unless they

are in the custody of a law enforcement officer when questioned.

The absence of either custody or questioning eliminates the need to

give the warnings.

See, Oregon v. Mathiason, 429 U.S. 492 (1977).

A suspect who voluntarily comes to the police station at the

invitation of an officer and is told prior to questioning that he is not

under arrest, need not be given warnings since he or she is not in

“custody.”

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