State v. Tyndall

HEDRICK, Judge.

The defendant contends the court erred in not striking the testimony of the Highway Patrolman that the defendant stated that he had been drinking. When the patrolman stopped the defendant, he asked him whether he had been drinking and the defendant made the admission complained of. Defendant argues that the challenged statement was inadmissible because the officer had not given him the “Miranda warnings.” We do not agree. Under the circumstances of this case, the rules of Miranda have no application. State v. Beasley, 10 N.C. App. 663, 179 S.E. 2d 820 (1971). This assignment of…