State v. Hlady

Defendant appeals his conviction of fraudulent use of a credit card. After an adverse ruling on defendant’s motion to suppress, the case was tried to the court on stipulated facts. Defendant assigns as error the admission of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his wallet and the denial of a motion to suppress statements he made to the arresting officers prior to recitation of Miranda warnings.

Two police officers responded to a burglary alarm at a camera shop. Upon arrival, the officers were informed that they were summoned because the defendant was attempting to purchase camera…