State v. McElreavy

*20Gibson, J.

Defendant appeals from a conviction after jury-trial for arson, arguing a violation of Vermont constitutional guarantees against self-incrimination, improper failure of the trial court to suppress statements made in the absence of a Miranda warning, and certain errors during sentencing. We affirm.

I

Defendant operated a restaurant as a lessee in a St. Johns-bury building in which a fire occurred on the night of September 24,1986. When the firemen arrived, the door of the building was locked. Detective Richard Hall, a state fire investigator, arrived at the scene during the fire and…