Four A.M. in the Bedroom

After a quarrel outside a cafe shortly before midnight, a man was shot dead, and the suspect went back to his boardinghouse. At about 4 a.m., four police officers entered his bedroom while he was asleep and questioned him without warning him of his right to stay silent or to have a lawyer. He gave his name, admitted he had been at the cafe and said he owned a pistol; after hesitating, he said it was in a washing machine. Ballistics tests showed it had fired the fatal shot. An officer later testified that the man was not free to leave and was 'under arrest.' The statements were used at his murder trial. The State said no warnings were required for questioning in his own home; the defence argued he was in custody.