Legal Opinion
Luna v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 2003No. 79S02-0212-CR-638PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Tiverio Luna drove himself to the police station because the police asked to interview him about possible involvement in a child molestation. Detectives interrogated him for about an hour, and Luna confessed. He then drove himself home.
The Court of Appeals held that Luna had been under arrest when he confessed, and reversed his conviction because he had not been read his Miranda rights. We conclude Luna was not under arrest and affirm his conviction.
Facts and Procedural History
On July 24, 2000, ten-year-old E.G. spent the night at her friend Arianna Luna's…
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