Exam 17: What Constitutes Interrogation for Miranda Purposes

The Miranda warnings must be given whenever there is a "custodial interrogation."

Which of the following cases is more commonly known as the "Christian burial" case?

Which of the following cases is best understood as a Section 1983 civil liability case for a possible violation of a suspect's constitutional right?

Statements taken in violation of Miranda do not violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination even if they are used against the defendant in a criminal trial.

The "functional equivalent" of an interrogation is when the police officers' behavior is likely to ________ even in the absence of questioning.

There are instances in which the police must give the Miranda warnings even if no actual interrogation or questioning takes place.

Under which circumstances can a Section 1983 civil action be successful?

In Brewer v. Williams, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the police must give the Miranda warnings even if no questioning takes place if the behavior of the police constitutes the functional equivalent of an interrogation.

The term "functional equivalent" is objective and simple to determine.

What constitutes "interrogation" for Miranda purposes?

________ takes place when the police ask questions of a suspect that tend to link him or her to a crime.

A conversation between a suspect and a spouse, which is recorded in the presence of an officer, does not constitute the functional equivalent of a(n) ________ under Miranda.

In which of the following cases the Court ruled that the conversation in this case was merely a dialog between police officers and did not constitute the "functional equivalent" of an interrogation.

"Custodial" means:

In Chavez v. Martinez, the Supreme Court held that "statements compelled by police interrogation may not be used against a defendant in a criminal case, but it is not until such use that the ________ Clause is violated."

Evidence obtained during a conversation that does not constitute the "functional equivalent" of an interrogation is admissible in court.