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Appeals Court hears Miranda custody challenge after driver crashed into house
Summary
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Feb. 11, 2025 heard argument in Commonwealth v. Acilio Ventura dos Santos, an appeal focused on whether officers crossed into custodial interrogation after a driver crashed a car into a house and, relatedly, whether probable cause to arrest for negligent operation was so obvious as to affect Miranda analysis.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Feb. 11, 2025 heard argument in Commonwealth v. Acilio Ventura dos Santos, an appeal focused on whether officers crossed into custodial interrogation after a driver crashed a car into a house and, relatedly, whether probable cause to arrest for negligent operation was so obvious as to affect Miranda analysis.
Defense attorney John Maddox, arguing for Acilio Ventura dos Santos, told the panel that "Everyone is presumed to know the law and a reasonable person who drives a car into a house would know without being told, that there was probable cause to arrest him for the crime of negligent operation." Maddox described the facts as "clear cut"…
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