State v. Hodges

Richard Hodges was arrested after he broke into the home of Hadi al-Sadoon and stole al-Sadoon’s wallet. Hodges responded at first to police questioning, but then stopped abruptly. A second officer then took custody of Hodges and continued interrogating him, eliciting incrimir nating statements. A jury found Hodges guilty of residential burglary.

On appeal, Hodges argues that his silence when asked a question by the first officer was an invocation of his right to remain silent, and his subsequent statements were therefore taken in violation of Miranda.1 We disagree. Although we conclude that…