State v. Miranda

STREIT, Justice.

Victor Miranda claims police violated his Miranda rights when he was handcuffed and asked who owned marijuana found in his bedroom. He also alleges he was denied effective assistance of counsel in waiving his right to a jury trial, because his attorney failed to ensure the judge tell him he could participate in voir dire and his jury would be drawn from the community.

In our de novo review, we conclude the police unlawfully subjected Miranda to custodial interrogation without giving him the required Miranda warnings; the district court, therefore, should have suppressed an…