State v. Burton

DAVIS, Judge.

This case presents the issues of whether (1) the State must affirmatively prove that a vehicle was "readily mobile" in order for the "automobile exception" to permit a warrantless search under the Fourth Amendment; and (2) Miranda warnings are required before a law enforcement officer may read aloud the charges against two arrestees in each other's presence. Kendrick Tarrell Burton ("Defendant") appeals from his conviction of felony possession of cocaine. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in admitting both the cocaine discovered as the result *67 of a search of his…