State v. Preece

McHUGH, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of David Preece from the Wayne County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for a new trial following his conviction for the felony offense of driving under the influence of alcohol which is a contributing cause of a fatality, pursuant to W Va.Code, 17C-5-2(a) [1986]. He was sentenced to serve one to three years in the penitentiary. 1 The issue before the Court in this case is whether a police officer who is investigating a traffic incident is required to provide Miranda 2 warnings to persons at the scene of the investigation prior…