Hill v. State

Clark, Judge.

Did the policeman’s detention of appellant constitute a legal arrest? If not, did its illegality taint the camera, a stolen item which served as the basis for a burglary charge, and was found during a search with permission, of the appellant’s backpack? Did the illegality of the original detention make inadmissible appellant’s subsequent incriminating admissions made after Miranda warnings? These are the questions presented in this appeal from a burglary conviction.

Here is what happened:

While on routine patrol, Officer Mills received a radio message from another patrol car that…