Supreme Court of the United States

Bobby v. Dixon

November 7, 2011132 S. Ct. 26

Summary

The Court reversed the Sixth Circuit, holding that the Ohio Supreme Court did not unreasonably apply clearly established federal law in admitting Dixon's second warned confession. The Court found that the initial unwarned interrogation did not violate Miranda or taint the later confession under Oregon v. Elstad because there was no deliberate two-step strategy and the unwarned statement did not include any admission of murder.