Thompson v. Keohane

Thompson v. Keohane, 516 U.S. 99 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that 28 U.S.C.

[2] To gain assistance identifying the body, the police issued a press release with a description of the woman.

During the trial, an attempt was made to suppress Thompson's confession because he was not read his Miranda rights.

[10] The court concluded that Thompson was not in custody because he came to the police station freely and was told he was free to leave at any time.

§ 2254(d), which states that in most circumstances questions of fact are presumed correct by appeals courts.

[17][18] The Court remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit and instructed them to decide whether Thompson was in custody or not.