State v. Ransom

Defendant, 21 years of age, was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment on a jury conviction for burglary and now appeals, asserting the improper admission of a confession in evidence, error in refusing to' permit cross-examination of the sheriff, and failure of proof as to the location and ownership of the burglarized schoolhouse.

Defendant argues at length that the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 10 A. L. R. 3d 974, had not been met and therefore the confession is inadmissible. The requirements for the admission of a confession or statement…