The following excerpt is from Monteon v. Gomez, 45 F.3d 436 (9th Cir. 1994):
Interrogation is either express questioning or conduct designed to elicit incriminating responses. Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291, 300-02 (1980); United States v. Henley, 984 F.2d 1040, 1042-43 (9th Cir.1993). A suspect is in custody when, based upon a review of all the relevant facts, a reasonable innocent person in such circumstances would conclude after brief questioning he or she would not be free to leave. Krantz v. Briggs, 983 F.2d at 963.
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