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U.S. v. SWAIN, CR414-005. (2015)

Court: District Court, S.D. Georgia Number: infdco20150319a85 Visitors: 3
Filed: Mar. 18, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 18, 2015
Summary: ORDER WILLIAM T. MOORE, Jr. , District Judge . Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 248), to which objections have been filed (Doc. 260). After a careful de novo review of the record, the Court finds Defendant's objections to be without merit. Accordingly, the report and recommendation is ADOPTED as the Court's opinion in this case and Defendant's Motion to Suppress, as amended (Doc. 215; Doc. 223) is DENIED. In his objections, Defendant argues that t
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ORDER

Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 248), to which objections have been filed (Doc. 260). After a careful de novo review of the record, the Court finds Defendant's objections to be without merit. Accordingly, the report and recommendation is ADOPTED as the Court's opinion in this case and Defendant's Motion to Suppress, as amended (Doc. 215; Doc. 223) is DENIED.

In his objections, Defendant argues that the FBI agent's response to Defendant's question concerning appointment of legal counsel was misleading. (Doc. 260 at 1.) After reviewing the record, however, this Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge that the FBI agent's response "truthfully and accurately answered [Defendant's] `lawyer question," explaining that the Court would address his request, outlining the procedures, and informing him that the delay would prevent the interview from continuing. (Doc. 248 at 5.) Contrary to Defendant's objections, this response did not violate the requirement of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966)

Additionally, the Report and Recommendation denies Defendant's request to exclude certain statements for evidentiary reasons. (Doc. 248 at 7-8.) The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that these statements are not, per Se, excludable as being obtained in violation of Miranda. To the extent Defendant believes the statement are inadmissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence, he remains free to raise those objections contemporaneously with the introduction of the evidence at trial.

SO ORDERED.

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