United States v. Covington

Abstract

Jurisdiction — Executive — Arrest of United States national in Marshall Islands — Interrogation — Whether subject to safeguards derived from United States Constitution — Confession — Whether admissible in United States courts — Whether arresting officer an agent of United States or Marshall Islands

States — Trust territory — Marshall Islands — Free association with the United States — Whether subject to United States sovereignty — Whether a foreign country for purposes of United States law — The law of the United States