Roundtree v. State

The defendant appeals his convictions for two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm, one count of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, and one count of shooting a firearm into an occupied vehicle. The defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the State to cross-examine him regarding his statements to the police after his arrest but prior to being read his rights as required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). We affirm.

During cross-examination of the defendant, the State asked the defendant whether he was…