Pressley v. State

I think this case should be reversed because Pressley was not read her Miranda rights1 prior to the commencement of an interview at the police station on March 10th when, after two and one-half hours of interrogation, she made a confession. It was the sole direct evidence linking her to the homicide in this case. Accordingly, the confession should have been suppressed and its admission at trial was reversible error. Michigan v. Tucker, 417 U.S. 433, 94 S.Ct. 2357, 41 L.Ed.2d 182 (1974); Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966); Davis v. North Carolina, 384 U.S.…