Alvarado was charged and put on trial for murder. His attorney believed that Alvarado's confession should be thrown out because he had not been read his Miranda Rights. The trial court judge refused to grant this request; he ruled that Alvarado was not in custody at the time of the interview. Thanks to the evidence in his confession, Alvarado was convicted of second-degree murder.
Why did the court allow Alvarado’s confession to be used as evidence?
He was not in custody at the time of the confession.
His parents were not been present when he confessed.
He had not asked to be read his Miranda rights.
He felt pressured into confessing his crime.
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The correct answer is option A.
The court allowed Alvarado’s confession to be used as evidence because He was not in custody at the time of the confession.
The other three options do not offer an accurate evidence behind court's decision.
Alvarado was convicted of 2nd degree murder.
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He was not in custody at the time of confession is the correct answer.
As per the passage, Alvarado was not in custody when he confessed the crime in an interview. So it is most probably he had confessed his crime voluntarily. So the Court allowed Alvarado's confession to be used as evidence.
Miranda Rights (the right to silence during interrogation in custody) has nothing to do here as Alvarado confessed his crime in an interview when he wasn't in custody.
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