State v. Gooden

Prager, C.J.:

Michael Gooden was convicted by a jury of one count of involuntary manslaughter, K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 21-3404. Gooden appeals, contending that he was deprived of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when statements made by him to law enforcement officers, prior to the giving of Miranda warnings but after he had been deprived of his freedom in a significant way, were used against him at his trial.

The facts in this case are not greatly in dispute. On November 6, 1993, Gooden, David Richey, and Bryan Perkins were in the kitchen of Gooden’s Topeka home. According to…