Does a conversation between a police officer and a suspect in custody constitute interrogation?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Soto, H042397 (Cal. App. 2018):

at p. 301, fn. omitted.) Consistent with this definition, " '[n]ot all conversation between an officer and a suspect constitutes interrogation. The police may speak to a suspect in custody as long as the speech would not reasonably be construed as calling for an incriminating response.' " (People v. Hensley (2014) 59 Cal.4th 788, 810-811, quoting People v. Clark, supra, 5 Cal.4th at p. 985.)

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