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In the case of California v. Beheler, 1982, the United States Supreme Court ruled that an individual who voluntarily goes to a police station for questioning and is free to leave at any time is not "in custody" for purposes of receiving Miranda warnings. The case involved Jeffrey L. Beheler, who was questioned by police in connection with a murder investigation but was not read his Miranda rights because he was not formally under arrest or restrained in any way. He made incriminating statements during this interview which were later used against him in court leading to his conviction for second-degree murder. On appeal, Beheler argued that his statements should have been suppressed because he had not received a Miranda warning prior to being questioned by the police officers; however, both state appellate courts and ultimately the U.S Supreme Court disagreed finding no violation of Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination as there had been no custodial interrogation.
The dissenting opinion in the case of California v. Beheler, 1982 was not provided or recorded as part of the official court documentation. The Supreme Court's decision was unanimous with no justices expressing a dissenting view on this particular case. Therefore, there is no available summary for a dissenting opinion for this specific legal matter.