Moss v. State

Todd Moss appeals his conviction of pet-it theft. Originally, he had been charged with grand theft, arising from his unauthorized use of his employer’s company gas credit card. A jury returned a guilty verdict of the lesser charge. We reverse because the trial judge erred in denying a motion to suppress the custodial statement Moss gave to the police.

At trial, Moss challenged the admission of a taped statement as violating Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). During the statement, the interrogating detective went through the required Miranda warnings, one by…