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082173P.pdf 04/29/2009 United States v. Jimmie Lawson
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-2173
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Arnold and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - criminal law and sentencing. Considering the totality of
the circumstances, the district court did not err in finding defendant was
not in custody at the time he made incriminating statements and that the
statements were admissible even though defendant had not received
Miranda warnings; district court was aware of its discretion to depart
downwards, and its decision to deny such a departure was not reviewable.