Johnson v. State

Murphy, C. J., and Smith and Orth, JJ., dissent. Orth, J., filed a *316dissenting opinion in which Murphy, C. J., and Smith, J., join at page 333 infra. Murphy, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Smith and Orth, JJ., join at page 342 infra.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether voluntary incriminatory statements, given after a valid waiver of Miranda rights, are nevertheless inadmissible against an accused in a criminal prosecution, when such statements were obtained by police following an “unnecessary delay” in producing the accused before a judicial officer in violation…