State v. Ferrell

Defendant appeals his conviction of the felony, driving while his license to do so was suspended, contending that an incriminating statement he made immediately after being stopped by the police officer should have been excluded from evidence because, he contends, he was in custody and no Miranda 1 warnings were given. We affirm.

Defendant and his friend, Terry Lee, were seen outside a tavern in Amity by an Amity police officer, who told each of them that he thought they were intoxicated and they should not drive. About a half hour later the officer returned to the tavern where he saw Lee’s…