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Legal Citation: 429 U.S. 492 (1977)

Petitioner
State of Oregon

Respondent
Carl Ray Mathiason

Petitioner's Claim
That the Fifth Amendment right to be free from self-incrimination does not require police to give Miranda warnings to a person who is not under arrest and is not deprived of freedom of action.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
W. Michael Gillette

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Gary D. Babcock

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White (unsigned)

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
25 January 1977

Decision
Law enforcement personnel need not read Miranda rights to a person before...