State Ex Rel. Fulton v. Scheetz

During trial of this case, Detective Leland Meikle was permitted to testify regarding certain inculpatory statements made to him by defendant in the course of a pretrial interrogation. Defendant interposed timely objections to the effect he was restrained of his liberty at time of questioning, and not given some of the constitutionally required prefatory Miranda warnings.

The majority finds no error in permitting introduction of this challenged testimony.

I submit the majority, in so finding, ignores certain well established applicable principles heretofore clearly enunciated by the United…