People v. Murphy

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

Appellant Nathan Dewey Murphy stands convicted,

after jury trial, of first degree murder with use of a deadly and dangerous weapon. In the course of his trial, evidence was admitted of certain statements which appellant had made in the presence of a police officer. Appellant’s sole contentions of error are (1) that the statements were inadmissible because they were not preceded by a Miranda (Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [16 L.Ed.2d 694, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 10 A.L.R.3d 974], passim) warning; and (2) that appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his…