State v. SCHWERBEL

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for driving while suspended and possession of a controlled substance. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that the arresting officer elicited an incriminating statement from defendant while he was being interrogated under compelling circumstances without informing defendant of his Miranda rights. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

We take the following relevant facts from the record of the…