State v. Hammonds

HUDSON, Justice.

**159Here we are asked to decide whether the trial court properly concluded that defendant was not subjected to a custodial interrogation *440as defined in Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), when police questioned him while he was confined under a civil commitment order. After considering the totality of the circumstances, we conclude that defendant was in custody for Miranda purposes. Therefore, the failure of police to advise him of his rights under Miranda rendered inadmissible the incriminating statements he made during the interrogation.…