Moore v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant James W. Moore was convicted of possessing stolen goods and sentenced to one year. His appeal is grounded principally upon tke contention that in-custody interrogation violated bis constitutional rights. He cites Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 86 S. Ct. 1602 (1966), and Johnson et al. v. New Jersey, 384 U. S. 719, 16 L. Ed. 2d 882, 86 S. Ct. 1772 (1966).

Shortly after midnight, December 18, 1963, appellant’s parked car was spotted in a wooded area by two North Little Rock patrolmen. The car was kept under surveillance; and when Moore pulled…