California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Iles, E070351 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defendant relies on People v. Ferro (1984) 63 N.Y.2d 316 [472 N.E.2d 13]. There, a woman was murdered and furs were stolen from her home. The defendant was given Miranda warnings but invoked his right to remain silent. He was placed in a holding cell. Officers then silently placed the stolen furs (which they had recovered from a coperpetrator) immediately outside the cell. The defendant responded by saying, "'Hey, I got to talk to you." (Id. at p. 320.) The court held that "there [was] no other inference that could be drawn from the undisputed facts than that the police should have known that defendant was reasonably likely to respond to the placing of the furs before him by making a statement . . . ." (Id. at p. 321; see also id. at pp. 322-324.)
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