California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Guzman, A123734, San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. SC063118A (Cal. App. 2011):
Moreover, the detectives did not arrest defendant after interviewing him. Thus, this factor, too, militated in favor of the court's finding that defendant was not in custody. (Oregon v. Mathiason (1977) 429 U.S. 492, 495 ["Miranda warnings are required only where there has been such a restriction on a person's freedom as to render him 'in custody' "].)
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