8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Grimes.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Grimes Anchor | green | “miranda rights may be invoked only during custodial interrogation or when interrogation is imminent” | 3 |
| 2 | Harold S. Alston v. Walter Redman, Warden Charles M. Oberly, Iii, Attorney General of the State of Delaware and the State of Delaware | green | “it is only compelled self-incrimination, not self-incrimination per se, that is forbidden by the fifth amendment” | 3 |
| 3 | Harold S. Alston v. Walter Redman, Warden Charles M. Oberly, Iii, Attorney General of the State of Delaware and the State of Delaware | green | “miranda was intended to protect against 'the compelling atmosphere inherent in the process of in-custody interrogation;' in the absence of imminent questioning, applying special prophylactic rules designed to counteract that specific danger makes little sense.” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Rainford T. Thompson | green | “the defendant's filing of the notice of appearance did not occur in the context of custodial interrogation” | 3 |
| 5 | Sauerheber v. State | green | “mcneil strongly suggests that the rights under miranda and edwards do not extend to permit anticipatory requests for counsel to preclude waiver at the time interrogation begins” | 3 |
| 6 | State v. Warness | green | “the need for miranda protection does not exist except in a custodial interrogation situation. the right cannot be invoked before it exists” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.