Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

custodial arrest interviews

what can or cannot a state patrol officer ask or do in a custodial arrest interview?


Asked on 2/02/08, 1:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: custodial arrest interviews

Your question is far too broad to answer.

Generally, however, if there is a custodial interrogation, the officer must provide the defendant with their Miranda warning. If the defendant elects to speak with the officer, the officer has no obligation to tell the truth in the interview and may use statements and tactics designed to elicit inculpatory evidence. The defendant may invoke their Miranda rights at any time and, at that point, the interview must be discontinued.

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Answered on 2/02/08, 2:56 pm


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