State v. Raiford

Defendant was convicted of burglary in a dwelling house. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by not suppressing his confession.

Defendant, a 17-year old, was arrested at 3 a.m., November 26, 1969, on a charge of violating a curfew for minors. While in custody for that offense, defendant waived his Miranda① rights and confessed in writing to a burglary which had occurred several days before.

*204Defendant was indicted for the burglary on February 6, 1970. Prior to trial, on December 3, 1970, the court held a hearing on a motion to suppress defendant’s handwritten confession.

Defen…