Mejia v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Gibbons, J.:

In this case, we consider a number of issues including whether a social worker’s interview requires that Miranda1 warnings be given. We conclude that Miranda-like warnings are not required because conditioning a child custody placement recommendation upon honest answers to a social worker’s questions does not cut off an individual’s free choice to exercise the right to remain silent.

FACTS

Appellant Inmer Mejia and the victims’ mother were married in early 2003. After the wedding, Mejia moved in with the mother and her two daughters from a prior marriage, A.W.,…