State v. Chittenden

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This appeal, pursuant to K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 22-3602, arises on the state reserved question whether a second Miranda-type warning of constitutional rights is required to be given to a suspect at a later stage of the investigation of a single incident. Trial court held defendant’s confession at his second interview was inadmissible because Miranda warnings were not repeated.

Defendant was the only suspect in the alleged crime of taking indecent liberties with a minor, prohibited by K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 21-3503. On January 16, 1972, at Topeka…