U.S. v. Hernandez.

• Position: ACCESS TO COURTS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

INTERROGATION

INITIAL APPEARANCE

U.S. v. Hernandez, 281 F.3d 746 (8th Cir. 2002). An inmate who had been convicted in federal court sought to appeal his conviction. The appeals court affirmed, finding that an overnight delay between the defendant's arrest on a drug charge and his appearance before a magistrate was neither excessive nor unnecessary, and that the defendant's statements while detained would not be suppressed. The court noted...