State v. Buchanan

LAKE, Chief Justice.

Defendant was arrested on 2 July 1997 by Gaston County police for the 24 June 1997 murders of Ronald Hoyle and Maria Pressley and was subsequently indicted on 4 August 1997 for two counts of first-degree murder. On 31 January 2000, defendant filed a motion to suppress his pretrial statements to detectives based on the assertions that defendant was “in custody” at the time the statements were given, defendant was not advised of his constitutional rights until after he had made incriminating statements, and defendant’s mental and physical faculties were impaired at the time…