Commonwealth v. Morgan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Judge:
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether it is error to suppress inculpatory statements made by a suspect who has been advised of and thereafter exercises Miranda rights in a non-custodial setting. We find that under the circumstances herein, it was error to suppress the statements and reverse.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The trial court set forth its findings as follows:
1. On June 11, 1990, a patrolman of the Mechanicsburg Police Department, by telephone, asked the defendant to stop in the police department to discuss a theft incident at the York Federal Bank located…
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