State v. McCloud

Defendant assigns as error the admission in evidence of testimony by the police officers concerning his oral confession. This testimony was admitted only after the court had held a voir dire examination into the circumstances under which defendant’s confession had been made. The defendant did not testify at this voir dire examination, and there was no conflict in the evidence presented. At the conclusion of the voir dire, the court found as a fact that prior to making any statement the defendant was properly warned of his constitutional rights as required by Miranda, making detailed findings…